Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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Dock Talk 0
Theft in Turtle Bay, Mexico. The Outboard’s Gone
Andy and Jill Cross, with their two young sons Porter and Magnus, are full time cruisers.They spent the last year and a half in Alaska and are now ...
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Dock Talk 0
Plastic Survey to Be Held in Conjuntion with the Japan-Palau Goodwill Race
(JAMSTEC) – A Scientific Survey of Marine Plastic Pollution will be held during the upcoming (December 29) Japan-Palau Goodwill Yacht Race being held to celebrate the 25th independence ...
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Dock Talk 0
Shipwreck From the 30’s Exposed During Thanksgiving Storm
(Accuweather) – There are many shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan alone has around 1,500 discovered shipwrecks. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, one more was added. Lying off ...
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UP FRONT 0
“Get the Grab Bag!”
The time to consider what you would need and want in your grab bag is when you don’t need it. The time is now. Of course, it may ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Dangerous Encounters with Ships at Sea
Over the years, after lectures or seminars on offshore sailing that I have given, the most common question from the audience is “What was the scariest thing that ...
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UP FRONT 0
Communications at Sea: Readers Share Their Knowledge
Communications for offshore sailors has improved dramatically in the last two decades so it is now possible to sail across oceans without losing email, phone and text service ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Green Detox Salad
Thanksgiving has come and gone and its time to move on to foods that are not orange or beige in color. It was great to have all the ...
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Tech Talk 0
Navigating with Google Earth
(Yachting Monthly) – Meteorologist Chris Tibbs explains how useful Google Earth can be as you sail in areas far afield. He discusses using satellite imagery from Google Earth ...
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Cool Things to Do 0
Upcycling Yacht Sails: Giving Sailcloth a Second Life
Cape Horn Sails is a small family company from Chile dedicated to reusing discarded sails from yachts that have sailed the southernmost tip of the world and have ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Balance 482: A Perfect Performance Package
The new Balance 482 cruising catamaran, designed by Phil Berman of The Multihull Company and Anton du Toit, a South African yacht designer, is the little sister to ...
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