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Neglect Your Rudder at Your Own Peril

By Andy Cross: Few things on a sailboat are as important as a rudder. Don’t check your rudder, post, seals and skeg (if you have one) often enough ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
Cool Things to Do 0
Newport Wooden Boat Festival Coming to Orange County, CA

On June 8-10, join the City of Newport Beach and local nautical enthusiasts to celebrate the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival Weekend. The Balboa Yacht Club will host the ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
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Sail Cargo is Living the Sustainable Dream

Sail Cargo is a new organization that has set out on the west coast of Costa Rica to build and then run a commercial sailing cargo ship business. ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
Dock Talk 0
Cruisier Liz Clark Living the Dream and Sharing It

This interview appears in the Los Angeles Times. “More than 10 years ago Liz Clark left Southern California aboard a 40-foot sailboat. She had recently graduated ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
Dock Talk 0
Cruising Family Rescued by Ship Off Haiti. All Well.

This tale of sinking , capsize and rescue is a cautionary tale with a happy ending. It appears on the website maritimeexecutive.com. “On Saturday, the crew of ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
Dock Talk 0
Salty Dawg Rallies to Maine and Nova Scotia Summer HIghlights

The Salty Dawg Sailing Association, best known for its Fall Rally to the Caribbean, has expanded its summer schedule this year to include rallies and rendezvous events of ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
Dock Talk 0
Scotsman’s Atempt to Row the Atlantic Ends Abruptly

A Scottish man trying to sail across the Atlantic by himself in a custom-built rowboat made landfall just days into his voyage – but in a place thousands ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
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Eight Bells for Stephen J. Pavlidis, a Prolific Cruising Author

This obituary was written by Milt Baker. Stephen J. Pavlidis, one of America’s top cruising guide authors, died May 29, 2018, in Covington, Georgia, after a long ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
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A Pilot Whale Has Died in Southern Thailand After Swallowing 17 Pounds of Plastic Waste

We all know that plastic waste accumulates in the oceans creating giant garbage gyres. It is now becoming clear that our garbage is killing off huge numbers of ...
On June 6, 2018 / By George Day
Mindbender 0
Mindbender

What are you doing when you tack a sailboat with a jib or genoa without releasing the jib sheet so the sail backs on the windward side? ...
On May 30, 2018 / By George Day