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  What Capacity Pumps Are Large Enough?

  The lead story in Dock Talk this week provides an update on the sinking of the Swedish-flag 46-footer IdaLina 300 miles from the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. ...

  On April 24, 2024 / By George Day
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  Sea Surface Temps at Record High: Storms Grow More Frequent and Stronger

  Having spent so much of my life on the high seas where weather watching becomes something of an obsession, we do tend to revisit ocean trends in this ...

  On April 10, 2024 / By George Day
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  She Asked, How Hard Can It Be? Boys Do It

  As we get Cruising Compass ready to mail to you on Thursday morning, Cole Brauer, who is striving to become the first American woman to race solo, non-stop ...

  On March 6, 2024 / By Sandy Parks
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  The Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show Opens Next Week

  The huge Miami boat show kicks off next Wednesday and runs through Sunday. With six venues scattered along the Miami waterfront and at the Miami Beach Convention Center, ...

  On February 7, 2024 / By Sandy Parks
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  All New Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 Family Cruiser for 2024

  Launched last fall in time for the Annapolis sailboat show, the new Oceanis 37.1 completes the seventh generation of the Oceanis line that includes eight models launched since ...

  On January 31, 2024 / By Sandy Parks
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  Salty Dawgs Offer New Webinar Series for Cruisers

  The cruising life appeals to most of us because it engages us on so many levels from the simple pleasures of beautiful anchorages to the trials of heavy ...

  On January 25, 2024 / By Sandy Parks
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  A Warming Planet Affects Our Sailing Plans

  NOAA reports that 2023 was the warmest year on record and may well be the warmest year in the last 100,000 years. The El Niño that has been ...

  On January 4, 2024 / By Sandy Parks
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  Our 900th Issue!

  When we launched Cruising Compass 17 years ago, we were only the second e-newsletter published in the sailing market. Sailing Scuttlebutt was first. Over the years we have ...

  On November 30, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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  Oceanvolt Electric Sail-drive Wins Dame Award

  This week, the world’s largest boating and marine B-to-B trade show, called METS, is taking place in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. One of the highlights of the show ...

  On November 16, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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  Salty Dawg Caribbean Rally Underway

  This fall the Salty Dawgs have nearly 100 cruising boats signed up to sail in the rally to the Caribbean and Bahamas from Hampton, VA and Newport, RI. ...

  On November 2, 2023 / By Sandy Parks