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Cruising Headsails For Various Points of Sail

Brian Hancock helps make a practical analysis of choosing the correct headsail. Originally published in BWS. Luckily, these days with modern sail materials and well proven equipment, your ...
On December 16, 2015 / By Administrator
Boat Reviews 0
Blue Jacket 40

For the past 30 years, you could not sail into a harbor anywhere in North America, and most of the rest of the world, too, without seeing a ...
On December 16, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Rio Olympic Water Polluted, Even Far Offshore

Olympic sailor Erik Heil floated a novel idea to protect himself from the sewage-infested waters he and other athletes will compete in during next year’s games: He’d wear ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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ARC Crew Rescued 130 miles Off Cape Verde Islands

The four crew of the ARC transatlantic rally yacht Magritte have been evacuated after their cruiser began taking on water. At 1940 (UTC) last Thursday, 3 December, World Cruising ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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Jules Verne Trophy Crews Face Dangers of Ice in the Southern Ocean

Just two weeks after starting off Brest, the crew of maxi trimaran Spindrift is in the Southern Ocean and dodging ice on their attempt to break the non-stop ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Report Sightings of Pelagic Sargassum Seaweed in the Caribbean

During 2011, massive quantities of pelagic sargassum occurred throughout the Caribbean, impacting aquatic resources, fisheries, shorelines, waterways, and tourism. A similar event occured in 2014 and continues in ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

Vertical bridge clearances on charts are referenced to Mean Low Water in tidal areas. True or False[spacer height=”10px”] Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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Applications Open for Expedition America 2016

In May 2016 Draken Harald Hårfagre, the worlds largest Viking ship built in modern times, will leave her home port in Haugesund, Norway and sail off for a ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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Maritime Lemonade

Lonely Planet Pathfinder Aric S. Queen is on an unusual (but awesome) mission: to solo circumnavigate the globe…whilst selling lemonade along the way. About a year ago he ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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OCC Pays Tribute to Admiral Mary Barton

As many will already be aware, Admiral Mary Barton died on 1st December, just a few days before her 95th birthday.[spacer height=”5px”] The Ocean Cruising Club is deeply ...
On December 10, 2015 / By Administrator

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