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Top 10 Cruising Boat Upgrades

As I’ve noted in this space before, a lot of folks bought cruising boats during the pandemic and many are planning to head off in the future, maybe ...
On April 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Boat Buying in the Time of Covid

One of the unexpected consequences of the covid pandemic has been a boom in boat sales, particularly cruising boats both new and used. So many couples and families ...
On April 9, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Setting a Second Anchor

We were anchored in the mouth of the Endeavor River by the village of Cooktown –named after Captain James Cook—in northeastern Queensland, Australia and the wind was piping ...
On March 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Protection in the Cockpit

One of the aspects of most modern cruising boats is the simple fact that the cockpits are open to the weather. That means that we are obliged to ...
On March 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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The Caribbean is Opening for Charters and Cruising

As of the end of February 2021, most of the Caribbean islands have opened for cruisers and chartering. The exceptions are the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique ...
On March 5, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Department of Redundancy Department

The old Volvo Penta MD21 engine in our Mason 43 Clover had 2500 hours on it when we bought the boat and 5500 when we had the engine ...
On February 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Facts and Fictions on Social Media

We all spend a lot of time on the internet and using all types of social media. Over the last few years dozens of Facebook groups have been ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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The Cruiser’s Art of Improvisation

We were almost halfway up the Red Sea and day sailing and coastal hopping as we explored the many reefs, marsas and villages along the African coast. It ...
On February 12, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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A Walk Up Boo Boo Hill

One of our favorite cruising grounds in all the world is the Exuma chain in the Bahamas that stretches south from Nassau on New Providence to George Town ...
On January 22, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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The Gap Between Cruising and Racing

Last weekend I was chatting with my older son Simon, who is the engineering manager at Safe Harbors New England Boat Works, and he mentioned that they were ...
On January 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks

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