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The Christmas Winds Are Blowing

If you are in the Caribbean this winter or bound there for a charter vacation or holiday, then you should know about the Christmas Winds. Every year without ...
On January 30, 2019 / By George Day
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Beneteau to Launch New First Yacht 53 in 2019

Beneteau recently announced the creation of an all-new 53-footer that will be the flagship of the completely re-imagined First line of performance cruisers. The First brand has long ...
On January 24, 2019 / By George Day
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Readers Speak Up About Jackline Safety

A couple of weeks ago in this column I recounted a story from a friend who had fallen overboard while singlehanding offshore who was attached to the boat’s ...
On January 16, 2019 / By George Day
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The Coast Guard During the Government Shutdown

Politics aside, no matter how you swing in the debate over “The Wall” and the government shutdown, if you are a sailor and a cruiser, then you will ...
On January 9, 2019 / By George Day
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Man Overboard Prevention

Over the holidays we ran into a lot of old sailing friends at parties and caught up with a lot of sea stories from the last year. One ...
On January 2, 2019 / By George Day
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Dodging Squalls

Every time I have made the passage from the East Coast to the Caribbean in the fall, there is always a sigh of relief when we get down ...
On December 19, 2018 / By George Day
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Going Aloft at Sea

We were about half way across the North Atlantic last summer when the Windex at the top of Maverick’s mast got jammed. It was a small thing but ...
On December 12, 2018 / By George Day
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Salty Dawg Fall Rally in the Books

The eighth annual Salty Dawg Fall Rally saw 70 boats depart from Hampton, VA in early November bound for points south in the Caribbean and Bahamas. As always, ...
On December 5, 2018 / By George Day
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Fall Weather Windows in the Atlantic

Since there has been quite a lot of buzz on social media about sailing in the North Atlantic in the fall, last week I addressed the issue of ...
On November 30, 2018 / By Sandy Parks
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Atlantic Weather Windows in the Fall

Every fall as many as 500 boats sail south offshore from the U.S. East Coast to the Bahamas and Caribbean and every year there is a debate about ...
On November 20, 2018 / By George Day

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