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Prepping for Medical Emergencies

In the Just Cruising column two weeks ago, I made some comments and recommendations regarding medical emergencies on cruising boats. Veteran cruiser and frequent contributor to Cruising Compass ...
On May 15, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Schengen Agreement

Following last week’s Mindbender answer on the Schengen Agreement, the reply we published had some errors in it, for which we apologize. See the note below from my ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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The Starlink Future is Here

Hi George, We have done a few multi-year cruises, but none like this one. Previously, career & work had to halt as we ventured off on hiatus. This time ...
On December 12, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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From last week’s Just Cruising Column: Are YouTube Vloggers Inspiring New Sailors?

Hi George, It is an interesting phenomenon.   Our next door neighbor has, to our knowledge, never been on a sailboat in his life, though he briefly owned a ...
On September 20, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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In Last week’s Just Cruising column I posed the question of whether or not celestial navigation is dead. Here are some responses. GD

Hi George – interesting article, and very valid comments on all sides. I teach piloting, coastal nav, celestial nav and electronic nav, and have used all on numerous ...
On July 20, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Thoughts on DIY Repairs on a Cruising Boat

In last week’s Just Cruising, I related a short tale of having to fix our GPS half way up the Red Sea and some 500 miles from the ...
On July 11, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Thoughts on High-Capacity Bilge Pumps

In Cruising Compass last week, our survey was on high-capacity bilge pumps aboard our cruising boats. You will find the results of the survey below. Our regular commentator ...
On June 27, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Good Seamanship is an Obligation, Not an Option

I wish to continue sharing a concern I have been sharing here and there over the last few years and should give an idea of what fuels some ...
On May 23, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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The Most Extreme Rogue Wave Recorded by Sea Buot

(Scientalert.com) In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet). The ...
On February 17, 2022 / By George Day
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Multihulls are Everywhere

In last week’s Just Cruising column, I raised the question of whether it was time for Rosie and me to move from a monohull to a multihull for ...
On July 20, 2021 / By Sandy Parks