American Product Review: Aurinco Solar Panels UPDATE November 2016: After 10 years in the marine solar panel business, Aurinco owners found it increasingly difficult to compete with imports from countries with low-cost labor often using forged certificates of origin to successfully get them into the US. So Patrik and Cordelia, the owners of Aurinco and now in […]
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At the Annapolis Boat Show, we caught up with Chris Anderson, former raft guide, 1969 VW bus resident, and creator of Nomadic State of Mind. Since the 1970s, Chris and a small band of family and friends have run the intrinsically nature-inspired handmade sandal company. Nomadic State of Mind encourages its customers to live, well,
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American Product Review: Nautical Jewelry by CHART metalworks The Annapolis Boat Show as full of talented artisans including Charlotte Guptill of CHART metalworks. She and her husband, John, keep creative jewelry and some decorative accessories like bottle openers and stoppers flowing out to their nautical fans. The simple attractive baubles are great gifts for women
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2016 Boat Of The Year Nominees: Cruising Catamarans Cruising World and Sail magazines announced the nominees for the 2016 Boat of the Year (BOTY) awards in October at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. The annual awards recognize the best and newest sailboat models introduced to the U.S. market. This year’s Cruising Catamaran nominees
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American Product Review: Arid Bilge Pumps While at the Annapolis Boat Show, we had the pleasure of visiting with Carina and Al Baurley of Arid Bilge Systems. They are on a mission to eliminate “old boat smell”. The cause of that distinct smell is humidity, condensation, and other sources of liquid that your boat’s bilge
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2015 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the “Yachting Capital of the World” will host the 56th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on Nov 5-Nov 9, 2015. The Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show venue stretches for almost one mile along the Inter-Coastal Waterway. For the first time this year the catamaran basin was added at
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Buying a boat with a partner is becoming more popular in part because yacht charter companies allow more generous “owner’s use” as an incentive. So multiple families can each enjoy 2-4 cruising weeks per year, which is often more than most people can use annually. Another reason yacht partnerships are desirable is that the financial
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People interested in becoming charter boat owners often come to us with a concern regarding meeting the requirements to quality for tax advantages for running their boat as a charter business. The number one objection from their CPAs is that the business yacht management program is a passive activity and will not be deemed active
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Many skeptics and detractors feel operating a yacht as a small business is not a legitimate active participation business. But our experience is that if it is done correctly with a sincere intent to create a small business which will either be profitable in the short term or in the long term through a paid-off
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Stephen and I are always exploring new catamaran models so we can share our insights with you. The information below continues to be valid, but we have a new 40ft catamaran comparison of later models for you to peruse. Many of the manufacturers are unveiling their 40-ft catamaran models this Fall [2015] and it seems
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American Product Review: Sport-a-Seat Many of our American Proud product reviews are about new products. While the Sport-a-Seat has been around for 30 years, it is still a great product. Inventors, Nevin and Lynne Paradise, claim their Original Sport-a-Seat is “often imitated, but never duplicated” and as far as we are concerned, that is true.
Trade Only Today Sloop project launched a bluewater adventure and a new life
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Annapolis Sailboat Show 2015 “The Largest In-Water Boat Show in the Nation” It is again time for the biggest event in the Chesapeake Bay, the Annapolis Boat Show! Close to 150,000 attendees from around the world attend this show annually with every major sailboat manufacturer in attendance. The show features premieres new boats and boasts
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American Product Review: PARA-TECH Sea Anchor As we have been preparing for delivery of our new Lagoon 450 Sport Top, Zuri, we are continually amazed at the availability of high quality American-made sailing products. Really, you don’ have to go overseas for affordability in most cases. While researching sea anchors for our crossing when we
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Dream Yacht Charter has released two of their Bali Catamarans for sale at really great prices to be placed into their Dream Easy Program in the Caribbean. These Bali catamarans are brand new and destined for the Dream Yacht fleet in Grenada in December. If you are in the market for a new Bali, jump
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How do I list my catamaran for sale on Catamaran Guru? Follow the directions here to list your catamaran. Is Catamaran Guru familiar with the catamarans listed here? Generally, we have no personal knowledge of these boats. There could be exceptions, but we have no involvement in any of the lsitings unless explicitly noted otherwise.
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UPDATED 08/16/16 See our new article, Iridium GO! Review for details on how we set it up and how we used it. For our upcoming ocean passage we are planning to use the Iridium GO!. Crossing from the Canary Islands to Miami will take us about 20 days. During that time, we have to be in
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Looking to spend less on internet data while sailing the world? Unlimited data and bandwidths that will stream video that most North American landlubbers enjoy on their computers and mobile phones are not a reality for seagoing cruisers. We have a mobile business and are fairly reliant on the Internet. We have done some homework
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