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Laying Up in Grenada for Hurricane Season

Previously published in BWS by Zuzana Prochazka. If you need a seasonal respite from cruising, the lovely island of Grenada is just the ticket. Just about 12 degrees north ...
On June 20, 2017 / By Administrator
Tech Talk 0
Lightning Protection: The Truth About Dissipators

All sailors—except those who sail exclusively in the most northern but still liquid reaches of the Arctic Ocean, or most southern parts of the Antarctic Ocean—are well aware ...
On June 20, 2017 / By Administrator
Cool Things to Do 0
SSCA 27th Annual Penobscot Maine Gam

The 27th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Rockland Maine Gam is scheduled for July 28th and 29th. In days of old, when whaling ships encountered one another in ...
On June 13, 2017 / By Administrator
Boat Reviews 0
Outremer 51

Previously published in BWS 2016-boat show preview. This will be the second year that the Outremer 51 will be on display at the fall shows and we include ...
On June 13, 2017 / By Administrator
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Downwind Sails

Previously published in BWS by Brian Hancock. There is nothing quite so awesome as a warm breeze at your back, your biggest spinnaker pulling strong and the horizon ...
On June 6, 2017 / By Administrator
Boat Reviews 0
Oyster 625

Previously published in BWS 2016-boat show preview. Among luxury, larger monohulls for long range cruising, the Oyster brand is one of the most famous and respected. The 625 ...
On June 6, 2017 / By Administrator
Cruising Green 0
5 Things Sailors Can Do to Make for a Healthier Environment

Everyone needs to think about the world we live in as something we should collectively protect and keep clean – a sailor’s task is to keep a particular ...
On June 6, 2017 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
A New Freshwater to Saltwater Adventure

Great Lakes sailors have long been a fun-loving and capable contingent in the Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. Some come from the U.S. side of the Great ...
On May 31, 2017 / By Administrator
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What Worked, What Didn’t Nine Years Later

Previously published in BWS by Patrick Childress. After nine years at sea, we are proof that a cruising sailboat is a maintenance treadmill. But occasionally there is equipment ...
On May 31, 2017 / By Administrator
Cool Things to Do 0
Join the Salty Dawg Rally to Maine

The Salty Dawg second annual Rally to Maine departs the Chesapeake July 10th, and Dutch Harbor near Jamestown, RI July 15th. Vessels may start from the Southern Chesapeake, ...
On May 24, 2017 / By Administrator

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