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For the Hungry Crew 0
Terry Borum’s Rum Review: Kaniche Perfeccion-Panama
We found this delightful column on All at Sea magazine’s website and wanted to share it with you. Sailors and rum. They go together like, well, rum and ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
How Smart Phones and Tablets Work with GPS and Navigation Programs
Smartphones and tablets have changed everything, and not the least the way we navigate through our lives to get where we want to go. Google maps will route ...
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Dock Talk 0
The Joys and Trials of Cruising to Japan
One of the lest accessible cruising grounds for Europeans and Americans, the Japanese islands hold a special allure just because they are so far off the beaten cruising ...
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Dock Talk 0
How One Family Went from New Boat Owners to Blue Water Sailors
Many dream of sailing away as a family on their own boat. Some actually do it. In the British magazine Yachting Monthly, an English family tells the story ...
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Dock Talk 0
America’s Cup Venue Decided. New AC Boat in Works. Watch Video of It.
Auckland, New Zealand will be the venue for Team New Zealand’s defense of the America’s Cup in 2021 and plans are already coming together for how and where ...
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Dock Talk 0
“I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the volcano blow”
Jimmy Buffet’s lyrics were right on the money for cruising friends of ours who were making the passage from the Grenadines to the island of Grenada not long ...
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Dock Talk 0
What Happens When the GPS Signal Fails?
GPS plays such an important role inour lives these days, it is almost inconceivable that it should stop working or get blocked by some evil goer. But it ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
In taking bearings while coastal piloting, what are you calculating when you “double the angle on the bow?” Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Easy, Delicious, Cajun Jambalaya
Of all the one-pot meals we like to prepare, a spicy jambalaya ranks pretty high on the list. We discovered the classic Cajun style one winter when we ...
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