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  Crossing the Digital Divide

  It is fun to look back and think about how much our sailing and cruising technology has changed in our lifetimes. Sextants gave way to Loran and SatNav ...

  On January 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Better in the Bahamas

  It is only four months since Hurricane Dorian swept through the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas causing terrible loss of life and property. Many boats were lost ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dangerous Encounters with Ships at Sea

  Over the years, after lectures or seminars on offshore sailing that I have given, the most common question from the audience is “What was the scariest thing that ...

  On December 20, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Staying Connected at Sea

  For most of my sailing life, HF radio in the form of single side band or Ham radio was the primary way for offshore sailors to stay in ...

  On December 6, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  The North Atlantic in November

  As we are assembling and writing this week’s edition of Cruising Compass we’ve been keeping an eye on the progress of La Vagabonde as they sail east across ...

  On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Harnesses and Grog Offshore

  Over the years and many tens of thousands of miles offshore, I have sailed with a wide variety of skippers and more often than not been the skipper ...

  On November 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Seriously Southbound with the Salty Dawgs

  Last Saturday afternoon, November 2, close to 70 cruising boats, ranging in size from 35 to 70 feet, set off from Hampton, VA bound for two destinations, Antigua ...

  On November 8, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Life on the Intracoastal Waterway

  I’ve had the good fortune to have cruised up and down the East Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway that runs from Norfolk to Key West several times and each time ...

  On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Eight Bells for Olaf Harken

  It is with a real sense of loss that we heard the news on Tuesday that Olaf Harken had passed away after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. ...

  On October 22, 2019 / By George Day
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  Highlights from the Annapolis Sailboat Show

  There was a spring tide in Annapolis last weekend and when that happens you are glad you are at a boat show because what you really need in ...

  On October 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks