MOB Chronicles from Grant at NauticEd In our days as seaschool instructors, we taught the MOB maneuver hundreds of times. It was one thing most of our students looked forward to. Every student regarded a successful maneuver as a major accomplishment after methodically going through every step and recovering “Bob”, our long-suffering dan buoy. However,
Mark Your Calendars: San Diego International Boat Show, June 20-23!We have arrived in San Diego this weekend after a grueling 4000 mile trip across country with our Crossroads toy hauler in tow! We absolutely love the cooler weather after the 108F temperatures in Arizona and while gazing out over the Pacific ocean, we realize just
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This is a follow-up on our article “To carry guns on boats, or not?”. gCaptain recently reported that the EU has pledge a substantial amount of money towards strengthening security along the maritime routes, specifically around the horn of Africa which according to them, will help boost trade and growth in the region. Cruisers will obviously
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The Hurricane season is upon us again. The season officially started on June 1 and will end on November 30th. In advance of every hurricane season, several forecasts of hurricane activity are issued by national meteorological services, scientific agencies, and noted hurricane experts. According to professor William Gray, the Atlantic basin can expect 18 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 4
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America’s Cup News Picture: Noah Berger / AP The America’s Cup event officials announced 2 days ago that the summer’s most popular sailboat racing will go on as scheduled despite the tragic drowning of Andrew Simpson. Mr. Simpson’s 72-foot America’s Cup yacht owned by the Swedish team Artemis Racing, capsized during training in San Francisco
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We have received so many questions about operating a yacht as a business in the last few months, so we’ve decided to present a FAQ section for YBO. Basically, if you are a US tax payer, enjoy sailing and want to own your own yacht at a substantially reduced cost, this program will work for
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Easter is the holiest day on the Christian calendar, commemorating the day Christ rose from the dead after his crucifixion, symbolizing the spiritual resurrection of all Christians. Traditionally, hot cross buns are served on Good Friday and the crosses marked on top are a symbol of the crucifixion. They are a delicious and meaningful Easter
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What is a rusk? It is kind of like a biscotti but it’s a less sweet, more crunchy, less refined version of the biscotti. It’s a crunchy baked biscuit that can be enjoyed as a breakfast or a snack, dunked in coffee or tea (rooibos tea being the favorite) to soften slightly before taking a
This headline, “Piracy in Africa down, but not out!…” in an article in the Cruising Outpost Newsletter grabbed my attention. With the gun debate so hot on the news right now, I thought it a good time to discuss carrying guns on boats. Our Experience with Piracy In The Red Sea Piracy in the Red
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Opinion Poll What are the two most important features in a cruising catamaran and why. Let us know in the comments below! Galley up / Galley down Bridgedeck clearance Mast Height Walk around beds Performance All-round visibility Engine under the bunks Separate engine rooms Fixed keels / Daggerboards Did we miss something?
I had a bunch of people over for dinner last weekend and served skirt steak and scalloped potatoes with a green salad and crusty bread…simple and oh so good. I had all the guests clamoring for the scalloped potato recipe! This dish is so easy to make, very satisfying and you probably have all the
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We have recently been introduced to NauticEd, the world’s most advanced online sailing educators and their certifications are internationally recognized by most charter companies. We taught ASA live-aboard courses for years on our own boat in the Caribbean and Bahamas. I have to say that these interactive multimedia online sailing courses from NauticEd is a great
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“St Helena: Robust Mooring Field now Available (21 January 2013)”. This headline from noonsite.com recently caught my eye. I was absolutely delighted to read this news because I remember that anchoring on St Helena was a little tricky as it is fairly deep (about 20m or about 65ft) and the holding was not great. We stopped in at
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Cruising Outpost Magazine Subscription Cruising Outpost Magazine Our friends, Bob and Jodi Bitchin, launched their new quarterly boating and lifestyle magazine last year with much fanfare. Together with their loyal followers and new subscribers, this magazine has proven a great success and a wonderful resource for all sailors. Bob, the author of multiple books, former
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We spent quite a while in the Chesapeake in Maryland and fell in love with the famous steamed blue crabs there. We used to catch some occasionally from the back of the boat in a net, steam them, pick the lump meat from the body and then used the rest to make dishes like this
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1. The America’s Cup is the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating The Ashes and Modern Olympics by decades. It’s the hardest trophy in sport to win. Since 1851 just four nations have won: Australia (once), New Zealand and Switzerland (twice) and the USA (28 times). 2. For the first time in 132 years in 1983, the America’s
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Happy New Year, Catamaran Guru readers (however belated)! We have not posted anything for a long while and I feel a little guilty but we desperately needed a little R & R after a tumultuous and rocking 2012, so we went “off the grid” for a while to recharge our batteries. We “escaped” to the
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