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Understanding Yourself Before You Go Cruising

To make your journey more comfortable, its a good idea to take a look at yourself. Are you a planner or more spontaneous, do you need your creature ...
On October 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Race Charter Options in the Caribbean

To make your charter in the Caribbean a little more adventurous why not consider chartering a boat for a regatta such as Antigua Race Week, St. Maarten Heineken ...
On October 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Maryland Sailor Headed Around the World, Solo, Non-Stop

(msn.com) – Donald Lawson, 40-years old is aiming to be the fastest sailor around the world, solo and non-stop in a boat no longer than 60 feet. If ...
On October 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Boater Beware

(fox13news.com) – With many communities on the water, debris that was ripped off of homes as well as uprooted trees ended up in the water after Hurricane Ian. ...
On October 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Picking Up the Pieces

Darrell Nicholson in Practical Sailor talks post-storm cleanup and recovery of a grounded boat. Talking to your insurance company, protecting the vessel from vandals and protecting the boat ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Why Whales Attack Sailboats

(grunge.com) – Over the past year or so, there have been numerous reports of whales attacking sailboats, particularly off the coast of Spain and Portugal. There has been ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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What is a Storm Surge?

There has been a great deal of talk about storm surges these past few weeks so what exactly is a storm surge. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Keeping a Log

As BoatUS notes, when it comes to boating, few things are as easy to do, yet provide so much benefit , as keeping a ship’s log. A logbook ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Peer’s Fancy, Classic Nova Scotia Schooner Raised After It’s Mooring Dragged During Fiona

(sailwire.com) – A schooner sunk by post-tropical storm Fiona after the 48-year-old wooden sailboat’s mooring dragged in St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia was floated again this week by ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Climate Change and the Future of Cruising

(yachtingworld.com) – Jimmy Cornell asks the question: “How can we as cruisers plan voyages in such a rapidly-changing world?” He has been looking over surveys that have been ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks