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Dock Talk 0
How top Heave-To on Your Own Boat
Heaving-to is a time-honored seamanship skill that sailors use to stop their boats when the need arises by backwinding the headsail. Yes, having-to is not something most skippers ...
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Destination 0
Discovering Turkey’s Turquoise Coast
I’ve had the good fortune to have spent two summers cruising the southwest coast of Turkey from Kas in the east to Bodrum in the west and count ...
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Dock Talk 0
Abandoned Sloop Washes Ashore on Pensacola Beach
On May 30, Michael Barlow and his crew were delivering his new, to him, 45-foot sloop Lady Catherine II across the Gulf of Mexico from Key West to ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Anatomy of Sinking at Sea
Several weeks ago, when news emerged of the sinking of the Arcona 460 IdaLina 200 miles from the Marqueses Island in French Polynesia, the cruising community and beyond ...
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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. ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What famous sailing nation’s maritime flag has a union jack in one corner and five red stars? Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Introducing the Aluminum, Dutch-Built Hutting 46 Explorer for World Cruising
Hutting Yachts is a boat building company from the old school. Based in Holland, the company was founded by Tjerk Hutting in 1975 and he is still chairman. ...
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Dock Talk 0
Alberto is the First Named Storm of 2024 Hurricane Season
With the 2024 hurricane season only three weeks old, the first storm to grow large enough to be given a name has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
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Charter Chatter 0
The Moorings Opens New Charter Base in La Paz, Mexico
The Moorings announced this week that the charter company has opened a new base in La Paz, Mexico. La Paz lies on the southern tip of the Baja ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
The National Sailing Hall of Fame Announces the 12 Class of 2024 Inductees
The Sailing Museum, which houses the National Sailing Hall of Fame, is in Newport, Rhode Island and occupies an old stone building on lower Thames Street that once ...
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