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Lagoon 52-Exclusive Offer
Catamaran Guru Exclusive Offer! Own this 2014 model Lagoon 52 for under $1.4 million fully equipped and ready for charter. Place it in charter in
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Guru Recipes
All Bran Rusks
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
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Cruiser Resources
Piracy Issues: To Carry Guns On Yachts, Or not?
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
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News
Opinion Poll
Opinion Poll What are the two most important features in a cruising catamaran and why. Let us know in the comments below! Galley up /
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Guru Recipes
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
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
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Seamanship
NauticEd’s Electronic Navigation Course
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
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Cruising Stories
St Helena Island, The Most Isolated Place on Earth
“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
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Favorite Stuff
Cruising Outpost Magazine
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
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Guru Recipes
Hot and Spicy Crab Dip
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
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Trivia & Fun Facts
America’s Cup Trivia
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
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Cruising Stories
New Year Resolutions
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
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Catamaran Reviews
Fountaine Pajot Helia 44
Exhibited at the Miami Boat Show with Catamaran Guru French catamaran builder, Fountaine Pajot, introduced the Helia 44 late last year and it is a
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News
How Section 179 Can Affect Your Yacht Business
Section 179 Deduction: 50% Bonus Depreciation Extended Through 2013! **Please note that this article has not been updated for 2014 as Congress has not made
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Visit us at the Strictly Sail Chicago Boat Show!
Visit Catamaran at Strictly Sail 2013 at Chicago’s famous Navy Pier on January 24-27, 2013. This is the nations’s largest indoor “All Sail” show. This four-day
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Seamanship
Anchors For Catamarans
The Best Anchoring Equipment For Your Catamaran Anchors for catamarans is a topic that has an opinion for every sailor you ask. And honestly, is
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Cruiser Resources
How To Convince A Reluctant Partner To Go Cruising
Over several years of doing live-aboard seaschool training, we’ve encountered countless couples conflicted about their new chosen adventure. The husband is usually eager and rearing to
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Seamanship
Non-Instrument Weather Forecasting for Sailing
Weather Forecasting for Sailing Without Instruments When talking about weather, the sinking of HMS Bounty in the Atlantic a few week ago during hurricane Sandy,
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News
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show & Hurricane Sandy
2012 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show and Hurricane Sandy Fort Lauderdale, the “yachting capital of the world”, is once again the scene of a spectacular display
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