Browsing All Posts By George Day
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Classic Maryland Crab Cakes Recipe
We’re in Annapolis, MD on The Chesapeake Bay for the big sail boat show and already enjoying the amazing seafood that is harvested from North America’s largest estuary. ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Updates from the Charter Companies in the Aftermath of Irma and Maria
The Cruising Compass – BWS team arrived at the Annapolis Sail Boat Show, Annapolis, MD, earlier this week and already we have run into several of our friends ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Oyster 625
Among luxury, larger monohulls for long range cruising, the Oyster brand is one of the most famous and respected. The 625 that will be on display this fall, ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
A New Glow for the Old Girl
She was a magnificent yacht in her day, and you’re the new proud owner. With a little tender loving care she can regain that youthful appearance, but, ...
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Dock Talk 0
Family Of Four Redefines ‘Quality Time’ By Sailing The World Together
On January 2015, the Nance family ― Phil, Aimee, their 14-year-old daughter Jessica and their 12-year-old daughter Emma ― set sail together to explore the world. In a span ...
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Dock Talk 0
When Her Father’s Yacht Vanished, She Searched the Sea Until She Finally Found Peace
“Boats don’t just sink,” says Chelsea Rice-Morris. “People don’t just disappear.” On July 25, 2012, the 59-foot Argonaut, a robust $600,000 yacht crewed by owner John Rice and French ...
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Dock Talk 0
When Is the Best Time to Sail Across the Atlantic?
There are a number of considerations to take into account when passage planning from the Canaries to the Caribbean, which may not be strictly weather driven and make ...
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Dock Talk 0
Team New Zealand Confirm 75-Foot Monohull for America’s Cup, but Ben Ainslie Warns Protocol Is “Conflict of Interest”
A 75ft monohull is to be the new America’s Cup class for challenger series and match in March 2021. This was part of a tranche of changes to ...
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Dock Talk 0
Salty Dawgs Name Antigua as Alternate Fall Rally Destination & Establish BVI Relief Fund in Response to Hurricane Irma
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) Board of Directors has announced that the destination of the 2017 Fall Rally will now be Falmouth Harbor, Antigua. The decision by ...
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Dock Talk 0
Cheng Ho: The Famous Chinese Eunuch Admiral-Explorer of the 15th Century
Decades before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in search of a water route to Asia, the Chinese were exploring the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific with seven voyages of ...
