Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Man Overboard! A Cautionary Tale
Here’s an account, as told in Latitude 38”s Lectronic Latitude, of a man-overboard emergency and the cascading series of events before and after. It serves as a reminder ...
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Mindbender
What’s a “williwaw”? Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers. Thnaks to everyone who sent in answers to ...
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Survey. of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. ...
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BVI Cruising Fees Slam Door on USVI Charters and Many Cruisers
The British Virgin Island’s government passed a revised Charter Act last year that raised the fees for USVI based charter companies drastically. Plus, they raised the fees on ...
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Brian Hooker’s Boat Soulmate Seized by Coast Guard
Brian Hooker is in the United States reportedly looking after his ailing mother. His wife Lynette Hooker, who went overboard at around 7:30 pm on April 4 from ...
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Dock Talk 0
Mindbender
On the Beaufort Scale, how much wind does Force 9 indicate? Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers. ...
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Dock Talk 0
Survey of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. ...
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Eight Bells for the Legendary Ted Turner
Ted Turner, the legendary “Captain Outrageous”, passed away on May 6 after a seven-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. A larger-than-life personality and a fiercely competitive man, Turner ...
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The Allure of Cruising Patagonia’s Beagle Channel
The Beagle Channel that traverses Patagonia offers one of the world’s most dramatic cruising grounds. At the very tip of South America, the channel, which is named after ...
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Survey of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. ...
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