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Readers respond to La Vagabonde’s Late Season Transatlantic Passage
Two weeks ago, we noted in Cruising Compass’ Just Cruising column that the crew of La Vagabonde, the YouTube stars, Riley, Elayna and little Lenny, were making a ...
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Harnesses and Grog Offshore Letters
Hi George – It sounds like we have similar approaches to harnesses and alcohol on board during passages. Regarding harnesses, my boat rule is that anytime we ...
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I Awoke to the Crew Calling “The Bilge Pump Won’t Stop!”
Problems come in many forms and manifestations. Generally speaking, it’s better to address them earlier rather than later, and that’s certainly true when it comes to floating floorboards. ...
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I Awoke to the Crew Calling “The Bilge Pump Won’t Stop!”
Problems come in many forms and manifestations. Generally speaking, it’s better to address them earlier rather than later, and that’s certainly true when it comes to floating floorboards. ...
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Grab the Life Raft
The time to think about getting and deploying the life raft is long before it’s ever needed. Being organized beforehand and having emergency equipment accessible could save lives. ...
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How Do You Sail and Cruise as a Couple?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the Just Cruising column on how we as a couple sail our boats and asked for comments. We got this thoughtful ...
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Should Sailors Be Certified? The Question Gets Revisited
Back in April, I wrote a Just Cruising column asking the simple question, “Should sailors be certified?” We got a ton of response from CC readers. Last week, ...
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Advice from Readers on Heaving To
In Last week’s Just Cruising, I explored heaving to aboard a cruising sailboat and mentioned some of the things that can go wrong and some tactics for making ...
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Cruising Boats Under $50,000 Rock: Just Listen to CC Readers
George In response to your article in last week’s CC, I have the following observation or comments. Our experience with cruising boats is lengthy. We have had a cruising ...
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Pros and Cons of Guns Onboard Continued
Last week in Up Front we ran several letters from readers responding to our commentary the previous week on whether or not it is a good idea to ...
