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Shorthanded Sailing with Alan Lucas

Single-handed sailing is filled with the pleasures of self-reliance, responsibility and challenging situations, foremost amongst the latter being the ability to establish a balance between good watch-keeping and ...
On February 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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How to Anchor a Boat; A Vital Skill For All Cruising Sailors

It’s no surprise that knowing how to anchor a boat securely is one of the most hotly discussed topics when a group of cruising sailors get together. After ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Swan 100 Refit: Fixing a 33-Ton Keel with a Big Crescent Wrench

Lyman-Morse is one of Maine’s leading custom boat builders and runs full service yacht repair facilities in Thomaston and Camden. LM is a certified Swan service center and ...
On February 6, 2019 / By George Day
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Charging Smarter

Wakespeed is a new company founded by experienced electronic designers. They are interested in building equipment that will do a better job of keeping boat batteries charged, from ...
On January 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Its All About Me

As well prepared sailors, we often consider how best to prepare the boat, get ready for spring launch, put her away for the winter, or where to head ...
On January 18, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Navigating Without Electronics

Its easy to forget that people were crossing oceans and arriving successfully at their destinations without electronics. We Are the Mighty points out how the Vikings, Polynesians and ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Sleeping While Shorthanded

Proper sleep is vitally important where ever you are and particularly while you are sailing shorthanded. Psychologist Chris Sharpley delves into the latest research on sleep and ...
On January 4, 2019 / By George Day
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Secure Your Electronics

This article from Trade Only Today talks about electronic thefts from boats in South Florida but this is certainly something everyone should be concerned about. Boat thefts ...
On December 21, 2018 / By George Day
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Harken CLR Mooring Winch Wins Design Award

The new Harken® CLR™ mooring winch won the award for the best product in the Deck Equipment, Sails and Rigging category of the 2018 DAME – Design Award ...
On December 5, 2018 / By Sandy Parks
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How Refrigeration Works

Understanding your refrigeration system allows you to get the best out of it. (Blue Water Sailing) I’ll try not to get too technical on this subject, but there ...
On November 15, 2018 / By Sandy Parks

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