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Coast Guard Aids Woman Sailor with Head Injuries

The Miami Herald reported this week that a woman sailing near Key West Florida suffered a head injury while underway and required assistance. The woman was sailing aboard ...
On February 6, 2019 / By George Day
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Caribbean, Bahamas & USA East Coast: SSCA HF Net is a Valuable Service for Cruisers

While more and more offshore sailors are carrying satphones and high tech satellite communications with them as they make passages, the trusty old high frequency radio comms made ...
On February 6, 2019 / By George Day
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Lost Grave of Famous Explorer Matthew Flinders Found: First to Fully Map Australia

The British explorer Matthew Flinders whereabouts has been something of a mystery for 200 years. But, the once lost sailor show was the first to circumnavigate and map ...
On February 6, 2019 / By George Day
Just Cruising with George Day 0
The Christmas Winds Are Blowing

If you are in the Caribbean this winter or bound there for a charter vacation or holiday, then you should know about the Christmas Winds. Every year without ...
On January 30, 2019 / By George Day
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Mindbender

Where on your sailboat will you find “pucker strings.” Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...
On January 30, 2019 / By George Day
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Sailing Santa of the Caribbean

By Erin Carey (s/v Roam in the Caribbean) Is September 2017, right after hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean, Mark and Tracey Duckett sailed from Martinique to the ...
On January 29, 2019 / By George Day
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Beneteau to Launch New First Yacht 53 in 2019

Beneteau recently announced the creation of an all-new 53-footer that will be the flagship of the completely re-imagined First line of performance cruisers. The First brand has long ...
On January 24, 2019 / By George Day
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Mindbender

In a sailboat’s rigging, which stay do riggers call the “D1”? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...
On January 24, 2019 / By George Day
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Readers Speak Up About Jackline Safety

A couple of weeks ago in this column I recounted a story from a friend who had fallen overboard while singlehanding offshore who was attached to the boat’s ...
On January 16, 2019 / By George Day
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Mindbender

What do you call the knot, sounding like a spice, that is often used to tied off fenders to lifelines? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...
On January 16, 2019 / By George Day