Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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A Brief Tutorial on Stainless Steel
While doing manintence on your boat you can often find heavy corrosion on the so-called stainless steel fasteners. BoatUS offers some handy advice and pointers regarding stainless steel. ...
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Boat Takes on Water in Rough Seas off Australia After Sailing from Tahiti
(Perth Now) – A UK man is in mandatory quarantine in a hotel in Australia after having sailed from Tahiti. The 40-year old man was rescued after his ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
New Sails Make a Huge Difference
Most of us try to make the sails on our cruising boats last as long as possible. New sails are expensive and most of us are not racing ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Carrot Hummus
Hummus is such a great spread as it can be used as an appetizer with breads and veggies and can also be used as a spread on a ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Cruising Guide to Key West and the Florida Keys
Dream Yacht Charter has a base in Key West and in this blog write on the magic of the Keys and all there is to see and do ...
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A Dismasting at Sea
December, 2016 SV Molto Bene dismasted midway through a journey from Annapolis to the Virgin Islands. This two-part series in Spinsheet magazine documents what happened and offers some ...
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Seawall Repair at the Navy Academy, Annapolis, MD
(Capital Gazette) – Over the years the seawall at the US Naval Academy has suffered damage and degradation due to groundwater change, coastal flooding, storm surge and stormwater ...
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Stranded Crew Aboard Cargo Ships
(Business Insider) – The goods we rely on are shipped on cargo ships around the world but we don’t often pay attention to the crew onboard who help ...
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Couple Dies as Sailboat Sinks in Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island
(Mass Live) – Two people identified as Robert Puchta, 62, and Luann Cole, 66, both from Warwick, RI died when their sailboat sank in Greenwich Bay, off Warwick, ...
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