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  Getting Ready to Sail Offshore

  I am planning to sail south to the Caribbean from Newport, RI on a friend’s 47-foot sloop this fall so I got out my offshore gear over the ...

  On August 11, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  2022 Salty Dawg Rally to the Caribbean Fleet Growing

  The annual Salty Dawg Rally to the Caribbean that gets underway on or around November 1 has seen a dramatic increase in sign-ups this year. As of August ...

  On August 4, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Aftermath of the Escape Tragedy

  As we expected, the story we published in last week’s Just Cruising column on the tragedy at sea aboard the 66-foot sloop Escape that resorted in the death ...

  On July 27, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Anatomy of a Tragedy at Sea

  The following account was written by veteran cruiser Sheldon Stuchell based on reports from the two crew aboard the cruising boat Escape and official Coast Guard reports. While ...

  On July 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Is Celestial Navigation Dead?

  Last week in this column, I recounted a repair we made to a malfunctioning hand-held GPS half way up the Red Sea by putting the disassembled unit into ...

  On July 14, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  When You Have to Fix It

  Rosie likes to quip that I can fix just about anything on a cruising boat but not so much around the house. I suspect it is more about ...

  On July 7, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Whats Up with the Orcas?

  Over the past two years, reports of orcas, or killer whales, attacking boats near the Straits of Gibraltar keep surfacing. The whales have been ramming boats with their ...

  On June 30, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Safety at Sea Is No Accident

  This last week has seen a series of unfortunate events take place in the offshore sailing community in the western North Atlantic. Accidents and deaths in the sailing ...

  On June 23, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Legends Stan and Sally Honey to Make 2022 Newport-Bermuda Race Their Last

  The 2022 Newport-Bermuda race gets underway off Newport, RI this Friday, June 17, and promises to be one of the largest fleets to compete in the 635-mile “thrash ...

  On June 17, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Bottom Paint: A Love-Hate Relationship

  I have worked on and owned boats for almost all of my life and part of that life is the annual ritual of renewing the antifouling paint. It ...

  On June 2, 2022 / By Sandy Parks