Like many other Americans here in Florida we will be on our boat “Zuri” today, celebrating 4th of July, enjoying a great barbecue and watching fireworks displays in Fort Lauderdale. We have this ritual every 4th of July where we hoist our American flag off the starboard spreader and do some reflecting on our long
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Inspect the Battery for Damage Look for fluid on or around it to determine if it is leaking. Replace any leaky battery. Check for damage and good connections on the terminals, connectors, and cables. Replace any cables with frayed or cracked insulation and tighten any loose connectors. Look for corrosion and clean it off with
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It is important to be as informed as possible when you go into a yacht purchase. Paying a professional surveyor to inspect the yacht and evaluate its condition is part of that process. However, before you set out to look at the boat in question, get as much information as you can about the boat
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Americas Cup Pictures…worth a thousand words! These pictures from the Americas Cup prove just how exciting this upcoming event is going to be. These multihulls achieve speeds and acrobatics fit for the international stage! What a picture this is from Onne van der Wal Nautical Photography! ETNZ averts a capsize by tagging Louis Vuitton Race
I happen to be an iPhone user and cannot help but being biased. I think that the iPhone is one of the best sailing gadgets ever. The iPhone has a wide array of “sailing/boating” apps. You have to sift through them to find the really good and useful ones but even so, all of them are a
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Top10: Legendary Seafaring Explorers. by Norman Brown During the Renaissance, European kingdoms focused their attention on expanding their empires and searching for undiscovered lands. Cross-continental trade became a major facet of the European economy, and so a fast route to the wonders that East Asia offered was considered very valuable. Later on in history, the
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Sperry Top-Sider Men’s A/O 2 Eye Boat Shoe. I love Sperry’s shoes. They are stylish and practical for boating and Sperry has unveiled a great new range for the summer in collaboration with ‘Band of Outsiders’ with the greatest summer colors like orange, blue, green and plaid…really fun! The Waterproof Night Vision Monocular is completely
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There has been a lot of chatter lately on blogs and forums about yacht brokers and we thought that we should address some of the issues and questions. In this article we hope to clearly articulate the value the consumer/buyer can experience from the broker’s negotiating skills, marketing skills and market knowledge. The purchase of
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Viking mariners of old astonished their contemporaries with their prowess at sea and their ability to sail out of sight of land without navigational tools or instruments. While all the other mariners navigated only close to shore, the Vikings sailed and found new colonies across the seas. It was discovered that they navigated by their
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Weighing Anchor Or Dropping A Mooring Under Sail We discussed dropping an anchor under sail in a previous article, so now that you know how to drop an anchor or pick up a mooring ball under sail lets look at how you weigh (lift/retrieve) your anchor or drop the mooring and get underway under sail.
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Dropping An Anchor Or Picking Up A Mooring Under Sail Anchoring or mooring under sail are very important skills every sailor must learn, practice, and master. You never know when you will need to do this in an emergency. When dropping an anchor or picking up a mooring, whether under sail or motor, you always
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(Check out my article about the things to consider for a good galley I published before. I thought that this would be an appropriate add-on). I am a stickler for cleanliness and quite honestly, I used to be a little OCD at times, but I have calmed down now. I am working smarter, not harder.
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How to Raise and Lower Sails On A Catamaran: More Than One Way? I’m Stephen Cockcroft and share these bits of advice out of decades of sailing varied distances, conditions, and boats. Most sailors mistakenly think that there is only one way to raise and lower your
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Cruisers generally live a healthy lifestyle, but we have to be vigilant and be prepared especially when travelling in countries with issues like malaria, cholera, or hepatitis. You should have a basic knowledge of first aid and be able to do CPR. Below we share some resources for cruisers about medical emergencies, first aid, medical
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December Catamaran Sales Prices Worldwide Length Boats Year Listed US$ Sold US$ Location 84′ JFA 85 2004 3,755,500 (06/11) 3,237,500 (12/11) Spain 62′ Sunreef 62 2007 990,000 (01/11) 990,000 (12/11) Greece 61′ Sunreef 62 SAILING 2007 990,000 (12/11) 990,000 (12/11) Greece 56′
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Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show – February 16 TO 20, 2012 It’s that time of the year again! The Strictly Sail Boat Show is coming to Miami. More than 20 multihulls will be presented at the Miamarina at Bayside. Among them will be: Lagoon with 5 catamarans: Lagoon 400, 421, 440, 450 and 560, a Catana
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Navy Pier, Downtown Chicago, January 26-29, 2012 The Strictly Sail Chicago Show is the Midwest’s premier sailboat show. This Sail America sail boat expo is the nation’s largest indoor all sailboat show, and the sailing event of the year for the finger lake region. You’ll find the latest and greatest sailboats from leading manufacturers. You’ll
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The Crash Stop or Quick Stop Cruising yachts are mostly sailed by couples and are essentially short handed when it comes to making vigorous sailing maneuvers. When a crew member goes overboard it is always at the worst possible time and completely unexpected which means that the reaction time to start the correct maneuver is
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