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Dock Talk 0
Be Aware of Restrictions When Visiting Foreign Ports Due to Coronavirus

(noonsite) – Events happening on the world stage are reaching into the cruising world as ports worldwide are implementing policies to keep the COVID-19 virus at bay. This ...
On March 6, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Just Cruising with George Day 0
Dodging Squalls or Looking for Them

The last third of the passage from the East Coast to the Caribbean takes you through the Horse Latitudes and into the easterly trade winds and in these ...
On March 6, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
For the Hungry Crew 0
Chicken Sauté with Sugar Snaps and Asparagus

This recipe from Williams Sonoma is good on its own but also can be easily changed up if you have other spices or vegetables lying around. A quick ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Charter Chatter 0
Tahitian Snorkeling Spots

Do you like to snorkel? You’ve enjoyed snorkeling around the BVI and Belize? Now its time to try a truly dreamy place. Why not charter a sailboat in ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Seamanship for Cruisers

Two of the world’s most experienced offshore sailors and dedicated seamanship educators, share what they have learned over lifetimes at sea. Having spent most of our lifetimes sailing ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Boat Reviews 0
Viko Yachts from Poland Introduced in Miami

At last week’s Miami International Boat Show, something happened that I had not seen in many, many years. A vendor new to the U.S. market was displaying a ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Three Men Survive In the Pacific After Dismasting

(Outside Online) – Chris Carney, Pete Brown and Jun “Sumi” Sumiyama left Japan in November 2019 for a passage to Hawaii. About 1,000 miles out from Hawaill the ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
40-Foot Humpback Whale Creates Quite a Splash

(Daily Mail UK) – Don McLeish was aboard his Zodiac off Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii when he came across a catamaran that appeared to be sailing towards three whales, ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Seven Years On, Laser Designer Bruce Kirby Wins Lawsuit

It has taken seven years in a long legal battle to prove that the builder of Lasers has infringed on Bruce Kirby’s name for commercial benefit. For over ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
81 Years Young, an Australian Grandfather Becomes the Oldest Person to Sail Singlehanded Around the World

(ABC AU) – Bill Hatfield took 295 days to sail solo around the world, taking the record of being the oldest to sail from Jeanne Socrates who circumnavigated ...
On February 28, 2020 / By Sandy Parks