Browsing All Posts By George Day
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Quick and Simple Dinners For Cooking Aboard
We like to eat simple, fresh dinners that we can create from start to finish in under 30 minutes…15 is even better. It takes a little planning and ...
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Cool Things to Do 0
Chicago Throws a Party at the Chicago Boat, RV & Sail Show Next week
The big Chicago Boat, RV and Sailboat show kicks off on Wednesday, January 10 and runs through Sunday the 14th. The show is held at McCormick Place where ...
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Launches 0
Guillaume Verdier: The Frenchman Who is Designing the Future of Sailing
Yacht design has evolved rapidly in the last decade with the development of swinging keels, foils, wing sails and much more. And one designer has left his creative ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Bored With the Same Anchoring Techniques? Try a Bahamian or a Forked Moor!
They say cruising is a lifelong pastime and that you never stop learning. Here’s a useful anchoring technique that will make narrow anchorages safer and more secure. ...
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Dock Talk 0
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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Dock Talk 0
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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Dock Talk 0
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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Dock Talk 0
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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Dock Talk 0
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 ...
