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Flying A Spinnaker with an ATN Spinaker Snuffer: Watch Video

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On April 4, 2018 / By George Day
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How Smart Phones and Tablets Work with GPS and Navigation Programs

Smartphones and tablets have changed everything, and not the least the way we navigate through our lives to get where we want to go. Google maps will route ...
On March 28, 2018 / By George Day
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Fixing an Outboard Motor by Cleaning the Carburetor

Outboards are so reliable these days that they can run for years without need of repair. But, and there’s always a “but,” dirty fuel, lost gear oil and ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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What You Need to Know About Modern Antifouling Bottom Paint

Antifouing or bottom paint is a fact of life for all of us who keep our boats in the water for the summer season or longer, which is ...
On March 14, 2018 / By George Day
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Refitting a Brokerage Boat for Blue Water Sailing and Cruising

The British sailing magazine Sailing Today follows a couple as they give their Oyster 56 Raya a complete make over before setting off to sail over the horizon. ...
On March 7, 2018 / By George Day
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Sailing Today’s Choice of the Eight Best Life Jackets

The experts at the British magazine Sailing Today examine the best life jackets on the market and offer their opinions on features that are important to offshore sailors. ...
On February 28, 2018 / By Administrator
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The Self Sufficient Cruiser: Tools for Every Job

Canadian Yachting’s answer man outlines all the tools you will need to have aboard your boat for the coming season in order to be self-sufficient. In this ...
On February 22, 2018 / By Administrator
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Meet the Wynns: Adventurers, Cruisers, Free Spirits

Jason and Vicki Wynn are an inspiration for anyone who wants to enjoy a free and adventurous life afloat. They are travelers at heart and say they like ...
On February 14, 2018 / By Administrator
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Distress Signaling for Cruisers

Here are the modern tools that sailors use to signal distress at sea Last November, when the 57-foot cruising catamaran Leopard flipped over in a violent micro-storm 400 miles north ...
On January 31, 2018 / By George Day
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Staying Safe at Sea

Cruising in the Caribbean is usually peaceful and relaxed. The people of most of the islands are friendly and glad to have cruisers visiting their harbors and spending ...
On January 24, 2018 / By Administrator

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