Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Pods of Right Whales Are Returning to New England Waters
It has not been a good year for the right whales that ply the waters of the US Northeast and the Canadian Maritimes. As the Atlantic warms, the ...
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Cutting-Edge Facility for US Sailing Team and Bay-Area Community to Open At Treasure Island Sailing Center
The US holds the record for the most medals won in Olympic sailing but you wouldn’t appreciate that fact if you looked at the results from the last ...
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Mindbender
If it is 1200 GMT and you are positioned 60 degrees west of the Prime Meridian, what’s your local time? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Quickest, Easiest Key Lime Pie
When you are on your boat cruising somewhere warm, hopefully where they grow limes, there is nothing a key lime pie to finish off a fun dinner with ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Outbound 46: A Pure Bluewater Cruising Boat
By Blue Water Sailing Outbound 46 Revisited Going strong after 15 years, this venerable passagemaker still might be the perfect couples blue water cruiser by Andrew Cross After being ...
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EPIRBs Can Save Your Life: Here’s the Latest on What’s Out there
Since the introduction of Emergency Position Indicating Beacons, the satellite based SOS signaling devices have saved thousands of lives at sea. The technology continues to improve and modern ...
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Pirate Attack Near Yemen Foiled By Navy
Although the waters around the Gulf of Aden and the bottom of the Red Sea have long been known for occasional attacks of shipping and cruisers, there have ...
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Eight Bells For Paul Elvstrom, The Flying Dane
Although he has not raced competitively for two decades, Paul Elvstrom remains one of the greatest sailors, particularly in dinghies and Olympic class boats, that ever lived. A ...
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Cruising off the Beaten Path in SE Alaska: Baranof Island
Canada’s Bluewater Cruising Association publishes a great magazine and website called Currents. Recently, member Beth Cooper, sailing her Saga 43 Sarah Jean II, contributed a series of articles ...
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