Browsing All Posts By George Day
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Fresh and Easy Maryland Crab Cakes
We enjoy cruising the Chesapeake Bay in the spring and fall when the temperatures often get in the 70s and the breeze is regular and steady…unlike the summer. ...
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Tech Talk 0
New Raymarine Axiom Multifunctions Displays Run at Lightning Speed
We’re just back from the Miami International Boat Show where we had the chance to get to know the new Raymarine Axiom series of multifunction displays. Ranging from ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Southern Caribbean Charter Base Owners Share Their Views
Running a charter base in the Caribbean sounds like an idyllic escape from the rat race. Well, it might be but it is also a fun and challenging ...
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Dock Talk 0
High Seas Mystery: Dorset Coin Thief Accused of Murdering Wife on Voyage
This tragic story, first published by the BBC, has all the makings of a mystery that begs to be solved. Did he do it? And if he did, ...
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Dock Talk 0
Epic Adventure or Epic Fail? The Family That Tried to Sail to England in a Rubber Boat
This story, published by the ABC Far North in Australia, is too much fun and hard to believe. But it’s true and soon to be turned into a ...
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Dock Talk 0
Dealing with Fuel Spills
It happens in every marina and to just about every boat owner at some time or another: We mess up and spill diesel or gasoline into the water ...
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Dock Talk 0
Guide to Sailing in Tidal Waters
All around out ocean coastlines we have to deal with currents of one type or another. The rising and falling of the tide can create tidal currents that ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Go Cuban with a Rum Soaked Mojito
We are in Miami for the Miami international Boat Show. Last night we went to an old time Cuban restaurant in Little Havana for dinner and enjoyed a ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
On a trimaran, invented by Malaysians and Polynesians, what is the Vaka, the akas and the amas? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct ...
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