Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
In the term “dead reckoning” what does “dead” really stand for? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. ...
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Launches 0
Really Cool New Frers 57-Foot Cruiser Pushes the High-Tech Envelope
The pairing of a world renowned naval architect with a builder whose name is synonymous with some of the fastest and most illustrious racing yachts on the globe, ...
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Cool Things to Do 0
Tall Ships Adventure: New Antarctic Season on Europa
NEW ANTARCTIC SEASON 2018-19: Sail downwind with the albatrosses to South Georgia and beyond to the Weddell Sea and Antarctic 39 Day Expedition – Roaring Forties, South Georgia ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Corsair Cruise 970: Pocket Rocket Trimaran with a Touch of Comfort
I met Corsair’s northeast U.S. dealer Bob Gleason (The Multihull Source) at his offices in Wareham, Mass. at the waterfront facilities of the Cape Cod Ship Building Company. ...
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Dock Talk 0
The Round-the-World Canoe Trip That Changed This Man’s Life
When it comes to heroes, David Komine picked a great one: Polynesian Voyaging Society president and Coastal Living Ocean Hero Nainoa Thompson. Here’s his story. Hundreds of years ...
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Dock Talk 0
Photos: Inside the Exclusive New York Yacht Club in NYC
Located on 37 West 44th Street, New York, NY, the New York City Yacht Club is a private social and yachting club founded by a prominent New Yorker named John ...
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Dock Talk 0
Antigua hosts 7th Annual Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean
The Salty Dawg™ Sailing Association has completed its 7th Annual Fall Rally to the Caribbean. The fleet departed from Hampton, Virginia in early November for one of two ...
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Dock Talk 0
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 ...
