Browsing All Posts By George Day
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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 ...
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Dock Talk 0
Dee Caffari on Skippering in the Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race gets underway in 10 days and will feature some of the world’s best and most experienced offshore sailors and among them are several women ...
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Dock Talk 0
Starboard’s Story: The Life and Death of a Right Whale
Whenever we are sailing north to Maine from our homeport in Newport, RI we make a point of steering close to Stellwagen Bank off Provincetown, MA to see ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What are the common knots used at the ends of ropes to keep them from running free (there are several choices)? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected ...
