Gifts for sailors, especially liveaboards with limited storage space can be tricky. We love giving (and receiving) books, paper or Kindle/Audible. So we put together a list of some of our favorites that we think every sea lover or sailing enthusiast will enjoy. Happy reading! The Hitchhiker in Panama by Liz Alden: Liz is actually […]
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UPDATE 01/15/2022: Mithril is about 4 days out from Fort Lauderdale and has travelled 3100 NM so far since she left from the Canaries. The passages were slower than expected with light winds almost the entire way across the Atlantic. The boat and crew have held up well and have reported few issues. We look
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For many, it is just not Fall without a steady dose of pumpkin spice. Since Starbucks has not put in “sail-through” ordering yet (LOL), we asked Wanda Anglin of SEO Buzz Internet Marketing to share her favorite ways to enjoy this Fall favorite with some easy-to-make recipes. Wanda (pictured here with her husband, Frank) is
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4th Annual Catamaran Guru Rendezvous & Regatta Abacos, Bahamas – May 7,8,9,10, 2023. Catamaran Guru will host the fourth annual Catamaran Owners Rendezvous in The Abacos, Bahamas from May 7-10, 2023. This annual event is open to all brands of catamarans. In 2022, we had 9 different brands: Lagoon, Bali, FP, Manta, Prout, Leopard, Lightwave,
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The yacht buying process often seems like a daunting task to first-time boat buyers. There are so many parties involved, documents to generate, and decisions to make. We have compiled an easy-to-follow checklist to help you make you charter yacht-buying experience a smooth transaction
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We highly recommend that every prospective buyer of a pre-owned yacht get a marine survey done before any money changes hands! A marine survey is a detailed inspection of a yacht by an accredited marine surveyor to determine its current condition. More importantly, it will determine the yacht’s seaworthiness and whether the vessel is safe
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Steve & Cindy Woods own a beautiful Lagoon 52, Wind Palace. We met them at our Catamaran Guru Rendezvous. Steve joins us for a discussion about the Lagoon 52, owning it, sailing it, and exploring during months-long cruises. In this video, Steve sits down with us to share his experiences owning a Lagoon 52. He
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Catamaran Guru to Acquire Catana Ocean Class 50 at Cannes Yachting Festival FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fort Lauderdale, FL – 10 August 2022 – Catamaran Guru, through its sister company Ocean Multihulls, has been appointed the exclusive agent for Catana Catamarans in the USA. Stephen and Estelle Cockcroft, the principals of Catamaran Guru, bring 50+
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Acme Restaurant in Annapolis is famous for these yummy morsels and is one of Stephen’s favorite appetizers or meal! One of the best parts is that you can use almost any dipping sauce you prefer from classic ketchup to peanut sauce to soy to steak sauce…chimichurri? We think so! Let us know how you enjoyed
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Catamaran Guru and Dream Caribbean Blue (DCB), who specializes in crewed charter management, have collaborated in the last two years to provide our Bali Catamaran owners and their charter guests a super luxury experience and superior management. As Such, DCB has become one of our Preferred Crewed Management Company. Dream Caribbean Blue (DCB) is expanding its fleet
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We bought a Catana OC 50 – The review We have just acquired a Catana Ocean Class 50 and we will take possession of the boat in September at the Cannes Yachting festival. We are beyond excited to embark on this journey of discovering the “virtues” of a performance cruising catamaran! We invite you to
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Performance cruising cats are becoming more popular and mainstream. A lot more brands have become available on the market over the last 10 years. Some of the most popular and well known performance cat brands are Catana, Outremer, HH Catamarans, and Balance. These boats’ popularity is not only driven by their amazing sailing abilities but
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Join us at this exceptional boat exhibition in the heart of the French Riviera! We invite you for a meet and greet as we welcome our new performance cruiser, the Catana OC 50, in Cannes during the Yachting festival! We will do a private tour with you and discuss specifications and price while enjoying French
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We love no-cook recipes, especially in the summer! NYT Cooking is the source for this salad that blends 2 fabulously refreshing fruits with mint or cilantro (or both!) and lime…lots of tropical flavors. Plus, an unexpected, but deliciously spicy and smoky Tajin seasoning. You can make a smaller salad quite easily if it is just
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RYA or ASA Sailing School- Unsure about which is best for you? Unsure if RYA courses or ASA sailing instruction is right for you? Both Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and American Sailing Association (ASA) offer sailing instruction that will boost your confidence, increase your safety, and lower yacht insurance premiums. Catamaran Guru has offered and
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Why a Rendezvous for Catamarans? Our goal with this annual rendezvous is two-fold. We lead our group on our own cruising catamaran to the islands to help them gain confidence and to show our boat owners a good time. But more importantly, we invite our industry colleagues from North Sails, Mazocean, Bali Catamarans and others
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The theme for World Oceans Day for 2022 is “Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean”. As avid sailors, lucky enough to see the ocean almost daily, we want to encourage fellow sailors to take care of the oceans we all love. We can all do something to protect our oceans, no matter how small! Our
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Christine Buttigieg, one of our yacht brokers, is not only an avid sailor and experienced in many facets of the boat industry, but also superbly skilled in the galley. She shared a divine lee, and pancetta quiche with us recently. After one bite, we knew we had to get the recipe out to our readers.
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