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  Key Words in Denmark: Innovation, Quality and Performance

  This week I have the good fortune to be visiting boating industry friends in Denmark to find out what’s happening in the marine trades in what is one ...

  On September 29, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Getting Ready for Caribbean Cruising

  We’re getting close to D-Day for boats heading to the Caribbean, usually around November 1 when most insurance companies allow boats to head into the tropics. While we’re ...

  On September 22, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Are YouTube Vloggers Inspiring New Sailors?

  The answer to that question may seem obvious. With literally millions of people around the world subscribing to YouTube channels posted by people on their boats who are ...

  On September 15, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Newport International Boat Show Next Week

  A sure sign that summer is winding down and fall is beginning in the Northeast has to be the appearance in Newport, RI of the annual Newport International ...

  On September 8, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dog Days Coming to End

  With Labor Day ahead and lots of kids heading back to school this week and next, summer really is taking a bow and preparing to exit. It has ...

  On September 2, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  Ode to the Coast of Maine

  As we stood on the waterfront of Camden Harbor one day in August, a 60-foot schooner with sails furled was motoring into the harbor with her paying crew ...

  On August 25, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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  The Sargassum Problem

  The North Atlantic Ocean has always had Sargasso weed, which was mainly concentrated near the ocean’s center in what is known as the Sargasso Sea. Sailing from the ...

  On August 18, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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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