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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
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  Annapolis is For Sailors

  This week sailors from around the world and the sailing industry are all headed to Annapolis, Maryland for North America’s largest celebration of all there is to do ...

  On October 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Caribbean Bound? Check Your Insurance

  As our friends and readers get set to sail south to the Caribbean and Bahamas this fall, we have heard repeatedly that they are getting some sobering news ...

  On October 4, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  U.N. Climate Report Asserts World’s Oceans in Deep Trouble

  I am a sailor. I have spent my life, both personally and professionally, in boats sailing the oceans of the world. In the last 20 years or so, ...

  On September 27, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Weather Windows for Heading South

  As they say, you only get one chance to pick your weather and that’s when you are planning the departure for a long passage offshore. After three days ...

  On September 20, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Boat Shows Are for Dreaming … and Buying

  This week in the U.S. and Europe is the start of the fall boat show season. In the U.S., the Newport International Boat Show kicks off today, Thursday, ...

  On September 13, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  The News This Week

  For sailors, cruisers and all of us who love the sailing and boating life, this has been a terrible week in the news. On the West Coast, 34 ...

  On September 6, 2019 / By Sandy Parks