Browsing All Posts By George Day
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All You Need to Know About the Annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
All eyes will be on Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day 2017 for the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race—one of the world’s toughest ocean races. ...
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Navigation Began in India Long Before Greeks Mastered the Monsoons
According to a study by National Institute of Oceanography scientist Sila Tripati, people of Indus Valley Civilisation were already using monsoon wind and currents for maritime trade and ...
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Volvo Ocean Racer Reflects on the Amount of Plastic in the Ocean: Watch The Video
The Volvo Ocean Race has enjoyed a layover in Capetown, South Africa and the crews are preparing to start leg three on Sunday. Whilel ashore, Team AkzoNobel star Martine ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Quick, Delicious Stove-top Pizza
We’ve run recipes for stove-top pizza in the past and they were so popular we thought we’d look for a new and delicious variation. The stove-top cooking –in ...
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Boat Reviews 0
HH 55 Performance Cruiser
A true blue water cruiser, the new Morrelli & Melvin-designed cat packs a lot of performance in a very well conceived and beautifully built package In October, ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What is the process that watermakers or desalinators use to turn salt water into fresh water? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, ...
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Cool Things to Do 0
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Offers Free Concierge Service
Another year of serious fun and serious racing is on tap for the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, and the entire island of Saint Martin is working in overdrive ...
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Charter Chatter 0
LateSail’s Top 10 Tips for the Best Charter Deals
LateSail is a specialist in finding worldwide discounted yacht charters and lists the best bareboat, skippered, flotilla, crewed and by-the-cabin offers from leading charter companies. Share our decades ...
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The U.S. Great Loop
Sweet Sensation crossed her wake on on 19 February at Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands after a trip of 9,037nm. Our extended Great Loop – ...
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Discovering Denmark by Tri
There are some destinations that sailors gravitate towards again and again: the Caribbean, the Med, and other bodies of water linked by their warm temperatures and steady breezes. ...
