Browsing All Posts By George Day

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  For the Hungry Crew 0

  Chicken Kabobs

  According to those in the know, the best diet for 2019 is a Mediterranean diet. Heart healthy and loaded with fruit and vegetables this is a terrific way ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Tech Talk 0

  Sleeping While Shorthanded

  Proper sleep is vitally important where ever you are and particularly while you are sailing shorthanded.   Psychologist Chris Sharpley delves into the latest research on sleep and ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Charter Chatter 0

  Sail the Abacos, a Sample Itinerary

  Its a new year and time to start thinking about where you want to charter in 2019. One terrific area is the Abacos, in the Bahamas and the ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Boat Reviews 0

  Hanse 508

  The innovative new Hanse 508 is the perfect yacht for relaxed blue water sailing, with its progressive design and one of the most thrilling performance levels of its ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  If You Have to Be Rescued

  After being stranded at sea for 20 days two sailors were fortunate enough to be rescued from their vessel by the crew of the Royal Caribbean. What makes ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  Crossing the Atlantic in a Barrel

  Jean-Jacques Savin, a 71-year old Frenchman left from El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands. He is headed to the Caribbean, hoping to make landfall in three months, crossing ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  Helping a Blind Sailor to Sail Independently

  Four MIT students in the Principles and Practices of Assistive Technology program have designed an audio device to help Pauline Dowell sail more independently. Legally blind, Pauline wanted ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  Ghost Fleet Shipwrecks in the Potomac River on the Move

  Researchers from NOAA along with school children from an elementary school in Maryland have tracked over 185 shipwrecked vessels, moving, some as far as 20 miles. These shipwrecks ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Dock Talk 0

  Let Jimmy Cornell Help Plan Your Crossing

  Whether planning a voyage across oceans, or planning on harbors you want to visit, Jimmy Cornell has some essential cruising guides that have now been updated. Cornell’s Ocean ...

  On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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  Just Cruising with George Day 0

  Man Overboard Prevention

  Over the holidays we ran into a lot of old sailing friends at parties and caught up with a lot of sea stories from the last year. One ...

  On January 2, 2019 / By George Day