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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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  Hope for the New Year

  It is hard to believe but this year is our fifteenth since we started publishing Cruising Compass back in 2006. At the start, publishing a digital newsletter delivered ...

  On January 8, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Goodbye 2020

  There hasn’t been a year quite like 2020 in living memory. A lot went wrong due to the covid-19 pandemic, the loss of 300,000 lives and counting and ...

  On December 18, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  LEDs Made All the Difference

  If you are like us and sticking close to home due to the pandemic instead of taking your boat south or heading to the Caribbean, Bahamas or Mexico, ...

  On December 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dramatic Rescue of Vendée Skipper by Fellow Racer

  The Vendée Globe Race is not well known in North America but is a huge sporting event in Europe, particularly in France and England. The race runs every ...

  On December 4, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Eight Bells for Linda Knowles

  Last weekend we were saddened to receive a call from Hank George, President of the Board of Directors for the Salty Dawg Sailing Association, that Linda Knowles had ...

  On November 19, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Jeanneau Yachts 60 Offers Super Yacht Options and Style

  Several years ago when Jeanneau launched the then new Jeanneau Yachts 64, I was somewhat awed by the boat when we took it out for a test sail. ...

  On November 13, 2020 / By Sandy Parks