Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Dock Talk 0
Diving Bonaire and Curacao
For cruisers who like to scuba dive, the Dutch islands in the southern Caribbean offer some of the world’s best and least crowded dive sites (published August 2017) ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Preparing Thanksgiving Dinner on Your Boat?
Just because we are on our boats over Thanksgiving doesn’t mean we have to abandon the tradition of creating a ceremonial feast. But, with limited space, a small ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
Who made the first solo sailing circumnavigation? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. The winner of ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Meet the Innovative Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440
The eighth generation of the Sun Odyssey line kicks off a new era for Jeanneau with a boat that is brimming with innovations based on 60 years of ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Modern Sailing Handling Systems
In the last few decades, sail handling has come a long way and it has changed not only how people sail, but how long they can continue to ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Exploring Greece’s Aegean Sea on a Chartered Sailboat
Like vagabonds, the seven of us, duffels in tow, loitered leisurely along the bustling quays, tavernas and kafenia of Naoussa harbor on the Greek island of Paros. (Perhaps ...
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Dock Talk 0
More Than 40 Million Kidde Fire Extinguishers Recalled
ANNAPOLIS, Md., November 6, 2017 – More than 40 million Kidde fire extinguishers equipped with plastic handles, some on the market for more than 40 years, have been ...
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Dock Talk 0
Evacuated Clipper Race Yacht Sinks Near Cape Town
Following careful analysis of the situation and state of the Clipper Race Yacht CV24 the Clipper Race office has confirmed that the vessel is partially underwater after running ...
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Dock Talk 0
Discovering The White Continent: Antarctica
It was not really in the schedule to visit the Antarctic we were just planning to see Patagonia, a major milestone in itself and then continue around South ...
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Dock Talk 0
How I Survived Being Left to Drown in the Ocean. Read Story, Watch Rescue Video
It was during Brett Archibald’s 20th hour missing at sea that the bone-tired swimmer was attacked by jellyfish — a shoal of Portuguese men-of-war who cut up his ...
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