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Women Making Waves in the Volvo Ocean Race
Sailing is one sport where women and men can compete of a fairly level playing field. This has been proved once again by the women sailing in the ...
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Memorable Momemts: Saying Goodbye to an Incredible Year of Cruising
Andy and Jill Cross and their two young sons are dedicated cruisers. They have spend the last year cruising from Seattle to Alaska where they are spending the ...
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Sailing Totem Promotion Mistake
In this week’s Cruising Compass, we promoted a blog and a website from a cruising family in the hopes that readers would go to their website, read their ...
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Ancient Shipwrecks Are a Treasure Trove of Climate Data
Thousands of sailors perished in stormy seas throughout the Caribbean in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. Surely they would never have guessed that their terrifying ends would ...
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Dog Aboard Roundup: “Fur Mates” of 2017
Our friends at The Log in San Diego run a fun column in their monthly magazine on pets aboard. Here’s their look back at the year in sailing ...
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Classic Yacht Dorade Shines in 2018 Sydney Hobart Race
The 86-year-old Sparkman and Stephens classic yacht Dorade finished in second place in two divisions (IRC Division 4/ORCi Div 4), in the formidable Rolex Sydney Hobart Race last ...
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Tis the Season for…Chocolate Truffles, What Else?
The diet doesn’t start until January 2, so we still have a little time for holiday cheer and for sweet things that we don’t make all that often ...
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Mindbender
On an anchor line, what is the “bitter end?” Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. Congratulations ...
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On Board Heaters Are Safer with a SmartPlug
There’s something about a warm cabin on a cold, damp day that makes winter boating rival the joys of summer. But whether installed or portable, heaters put a ...
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What to Expect on a Tahiti Sailing Vacation
The following guest post by Susan Colby, world traveler and the editor of Harbors Magazine, was originally published on her Granny Travels blog. The blog entry appeared as part of ...
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