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Lower Your Exposure to a Lightning Strike
At any given moment, there are some 1,800 active electrical storms throughout the world, producing 100 lightning flashes per second, or about 8,000,000 lightning flashes per day. Forespar ...
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The Shroud Just Blew Out!
(Bill Biewenga) – Rigging problems – even on the best maintained yachts – can occur in a flash. A screw is sheared that holds a backing plate for ...
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BoatingOS: A New Operating System for Chartplotters
Irish marine technology company, Raceix, in association with Beneteau has just announced a new operating system for chartplotters, meant for boaters and sailors alike. The developers of the ...
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Twist in a Knot Affects Performance
(NPR) – People have been using knots for thousands of years but until now scientists have been unable to explain why some knots work better than others. Now ...
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Magnetic North Pole Used to Calibrate GPS is on the Move
(Space) – For the past two decades the earth’s magnetic north pole has been drifting from its previous home in the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia, crossing the prime ...
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Two Year Journey for a Government Buoy
(Norfolk Daily News) – During hurricane Irma in 2017 a government buoy broke free of its mooring in South Carolina ending up Hilton Head. Put back in commission, ...
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The Old Becomes New: Dacron Sails
Sail technology changes over time and in the recent past, dacron sails have been viewed as being slower than their kevlar and carbon cousins. Recent innovations in dacron ...
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Navigating with Google Earth
(Yachting Monthly) – Meteorologist Chris Tibbs explains how useful Google Earth can be as you sail in areas far afield. He discusses using satellite imagery from Google Earth ...
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Replacing Anchor Chain: Watch Video
Jason and Nikki Wynn live aboard a catamaran and sail around the world blogging about their adventures. In this blog they explain in words, photographs and video why ...
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B&G Brings Radars for Smaller Sailboats Into the Market
Brookes and Gatehouse has launched the Halo20+ and the Halo24 for smaller sailboats. Lightweight, compact, pulse-compression radars are ultra fast in providing updates every second. With a range ...
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