Browsing All Posts By George Day

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  Boat Reviews 0

  Rapido 53XS Blends Performance and Comfort in a Unique Package

  We have been following the line of performance cruisers being introduced by Rapido Trimarans and the Triac Composites yard in Viet Nam for two years The launch of ...

  On November 20, 2024 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  2024 DAME Design Awards Announced a METS Trade Show

  The huge METS Trade show is running this week in Amsterdam. The largest marine show dedicated to marine gear and equipment, it attracts leading companies from around the ...

  On November 20, 2024 / By George Day
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  Mindbender 0

  Mindbender

  The International Date Line zigs and zags the length of the Pacific Ocean but what meridian in degrees is its primary location west or east of Greenwich.   ...

  On November 20, 2024 / By George Day
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  Question of the Week 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.   ...

  On November 13, 2024 / By George Day
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  Mindbender 0

  Mindbender

  What old-fashion term has been shorten to the familiar word “bosun”?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers.   ...

  On November 13, 2024 / By George Day
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  Just Cruising with George Day 0

  Cruising Community? There Are Apps for That

  Communications between seafarers has always been a challenge. There is a barrel-post box in Post Office Bay on the island of Floreana in the Galapagos Islands that was ...

  On November 7, 2024 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  Pelagic Expeditions Launches New 77-Foot High Latitude Explorer

  Skip Novack’s Pelagic Expeditions has been offering high latitude cruises for adventurers and scientists for twenty years. His focus is on the southern regions of Patagonia, Antarctica, the ...

  On November 6, 2024 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  Passage to Rodrigues, a Remote Indian Ocean Outpost

  Not many cruising boats heading west across the Indian Ocean make landfall on the tiny, mountanous atoll of Rodrigues, which is a department of the island nation of ...

  On November 6, 2024 / By George Day
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  Question of the Week 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.   ...

  On November 5, 2024 / By George Day
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  Mindbender 0

  Mindbender

  What is considered the deepest place in the oceans of the world?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers. ...

  On November 5, 2024 / By George Day