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  Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0

  Getting an In-Depth Tour of Your Life Raft Can Make All the Difference

  Here’s the second part in our two part series on life rafts: Andrew Cross gives a first hand account of  getting his life raft and MOM8-A serviced and certified… When I stepped ...

  On July 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  Start of the Transpac Race

  Seventeen yachts in three divisions set off in the first wave of three starts to the 49th edition of the 2017 biennial Transpac Race. Under sunny skies and ...

  On July 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Mindbender 0

  Mindbender

  Millibars are a common unit of measurement for a barometer, what other units of measure could be used? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct ...

  On July 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  A U.S. Coast Guard-Approved Inflatable Throwable PFD

  ThrowRaft’s device, Model TD2401, is 9x smaller than the ring buoy and 5x smaller than the square cushion and legally replaces throwable devices aboard all recreational vessels. The TD2401’s ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dutch Sailboat Capsizes off Belgian Coast; Two Killed, One Missing

  Dutch sailboat Capella capsized off the Belgian coast after its keel broke off. Ship designer Frans Maas (79) and sailor Freddy Franssens (70) from Breskens were killed. As of ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0

  Life Rafts – A Guide to Their Equipment, Storage and Deployment

  Here’s a comprehensive article by Chuck Hawley on this important piece of safety equipment… Life rafts are designed to keep the crew of a vessel alive for a short ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Young Skipper Beats Veterans in Trans-Atlantic Race

  Francois Gabart aboard the high-tech Macif has seized victory among the four trimarans that were racing across the Atlantic from the French coast. The Bridge 2017 Centennial race ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Late Yacht Designer Doug Peterson Was a True Visionary

  Several years ago, I got into an online discussion with some leaders in the sport of sailing about naming the more influential boat designs since the end of ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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  VIDEO: Coastguard Medevacs Crew From Yacht 200 Miles Southwest of U.K.

  U.K. Coastguard and Irish military join forces to rescue sailor at the edge of the helicopter’s operating range. The Newquay-based Coastguard helicopter was scrambled to rescue a crew member ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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  If You Drop Plastic in the Ocean, Where Does it End up?

  Modeling shows that ocean currents can concentrate slow-degrading debris in certain parts of the world’s oceans, leading to so-called ‘garbage patches’. It is estimated that between four and 12m metric ...

  On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator