Browsing All Posts By George Day
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Sprout Beans and Grains for Healthy Passagemaking
Once you head offshore for a long passage, you are bound to start to run out of fresh green vegetables and salad. Cabbage lasts the longest but one ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What do you call the decorative stripe that runs the length of your boat, just below the toe rail? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly ...
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Cruising Shot of the Week 0
This week we had the good fortune to go on a sail trial of the brand new Moody 54 on The Chessapeake Bay near Annapolis, MD. We were ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Fast, French, Family Cruiser: Jeanneau Yachts 51
When I woke just after dawn and checked the weather app on my phone, I could see we were in for a storm. The radar showed a massive ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Charter Advisory: Hurricane Update
During the Annapolis sailboat show over last weekend, we had the opportunity to talk with many representatives from the charter fleets in the Caribbean. The damage to the ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Learn Your Life Raft
With sea boots and foul weather gear full of water, I stepped onto the bottom rung of the life raft’s boarding ladder and tried to stand up. Nothing. ...
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Dock Talk 0
Guy Bernardin: Lost at Sea
It was a sad day when we learned that our old friend was gone. We had seen him in Newport earlier this year as planned his next big ...
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Dock Talk 0
Tortola, BVI: Nanny Cay Marina Leads Recovery
News has been slow to emerge from the storm ravaged British Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. But, the islands and the islanders survived ...
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Dock Talk 0
Newport Bermuda Race Updates Safety Requirements
The 51st edition of the East Coast classic, starting in June 15, 2018, is run by the cruising Club of America and takes the participants on a rolicking ...
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Dock Talk 0
Sinking Yacht Strands American Couple in LaPoile, Newfoundland
You can’t sail much more off the beaten track than the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. But that’s where this Pennsylvania pair’s usual sailing adventure along the southwest coast ...
