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Top Ten iPhone Apps
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
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Top Ten Seafaring Legends
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
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Top Ten Sailing-Related Father’s Day Gifts
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
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Catamaran Buying Guide & Tips
Yacht Brokers: What Do They Do, Exactly and Why Do We Need Them?
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
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Seamanship
Rely on Your Senses For Watchkeeping On A Boat
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
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Seamanship
Weighing Anchor Under Sail
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
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Seamanship
Anchoring Or Mooring Under Sail
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
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Top Ten Cleaning Products on Board
(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).
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Seamanship
Raising and Lowering Sails
How to Raise and Lower Sails On A Catamaran: More Than One Way? I’m Stephen Cockcroft and
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News
Strictly Sail Miami is THE Catamaran Show
Catamarans Everywhere at the Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show The Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show has come and gone in what seems like a flash
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Cruiser Resources
Cruisers Health & Medical Insurance
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,
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December Catamaran Sales Prices Worlwide
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)
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News
Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show
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
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News
Stritcly Sail Chicago Boat Show
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
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Seamanship
Man Overboard Recovery Maneuver
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
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Community
Sailing School Plonker Updates
A Quick Shift to Living Aboard Last year we featured the story of how George and Sarah found the boat of their dreams for retirement.
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Sailing gadgets: Iphone case
Floating Waterproof iPhone Cases iPhone gets more and more credit as best sailing gadget ever. There are few big issues: iPhone is slippery iPhone is
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Seamanship
Flag Etiquette
Flag etiquette has been passed down to us by generations of mariners. It is often totally lacking or incorrectly displayed on pleasure yachts, in particular
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