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  Days at Sea

  I don’t know about you, but there are times in this busy, highly connected information age we live in, that I get the sense that we are collectively ...

  On May 8, 2019 / By George Day
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  You Could Win a Brand New Excess Catamaran from Beneteau

  I am just back from the huge multihull show in the south of France, where I had a chance to catch up on all that is new and ...

  On May 1, 2019 / By George Day
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  A Bevy of Multihulls on Display in France

  The largest multihull (“multicoque” in French) boat show in Europe if not the the world got underway yesterday, Wednesday April 24, in the Marina at the resort community ...

  On April 24, 2019 / By George Day
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  Leopard 50P – a True Blue Water Cruiser Cat

  I had the good fortune to spend a “day at the office” sailing the new Lagoon 50P in the trade-wind-swept waters off Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday. The sun ...

  On April 19, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Should Sailors Be Certified?

  Other than attending a summer sailing program when I was 10 and 11, I have never been to a sailing school or taken courses for any sort of ...

  On April 10, 2019 / By George Day
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  Sailing North From the Caribbean

  As the winter turns to spring, all the folks who have been cruising in the Caribbean this winter are pondering their plans and many are plotting courses north ...

  On April 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Will 5G Change Your Sailing Life?

  In our lifetimes, I can’t think of an innovation that has changed our lives more dramatically than smartphones, the internet and fast cell networks. We use our smart ...

  On March 20, 2019 / By George Day
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  The Great SSB Debate

  Years ago, I and my friends sailed a lot of offshore miles without any long-range communications. Old AM radios had a range of up to 200 miles but ...

  On March 13, 2019 / By George Day
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  Antifouling Blues

  There’s one job on my boat that I really don’t look forward to… sanding my boats’ bottoms (yes, more than one) and applying the annual coating of bottom ...

  On March 6, 2019 / By George Day
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  Thin Water Cruising

  I’ve had the good luck to have sailed in many of the world’s best cruising grounds and I discovered long ago the pleasures of exploring the less frequented ...

  On February 27, 2019 / By George Day