Cruiser’s Power Tool Kit
John uses some 30 years of offshore voyaging experience to come up with a recommended kit of hand-held power tools.
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Leaving a Dock Against an Onshore Wind—Part 2
The biggest contributor to getting off a dock against a strong wind or current in good order is how we rig up the lines and fenders.
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Request For Comments on Getting Offshore Voyaging Insurance
Help your fellow offshore cruisers by sharing your insurance-buying experience.
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Adventure 40 June 2021 Progress Report
The latest statistics on the Adventure 40 mailing list as well as other news on swag and the specification.
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Leaving a Dock Against an Onshore Wind—Part 1
The first decision we need to make when leaving a dock is whether to go out in reverse or forward. Here’s how to choose.
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Getting Insurance For Offshore Voyaging—Understanding The Problem
Getting Insurance for offshore passages is one of the biggest challenges facing many cruisers. The first step to success is understanding the problem.
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14 Tips To Come Alongside Single-Handed—Part 2
In Part 1, I covered seven tips to get set up for coming alongside single-handed. Now let’s look at the tricky part: actually getting alongside alone.
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14 Tips for Coming Alongside Single-handed—Part 1
Bringing a sail or motorboat alongside (docking) by ourselves can be difficult, but good preparation will make it much easier.
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Integrating and Documenting NMEA 0183 and 2000 Networks
To be reliable, marine electronics networks must be properly documented. Here’s a quick and easy way to do that.
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Two More Anchor Selection Criteria
John forgot two important anchor selection criteria in the last article, so this one fixes that.
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Goodbye “Morgan’s Cloud”, What a Ride
The sale of our beloved “Morgan’s Cloud”, a custom aluminum McCurdy and Rhodes expedition sailboat, closed yesterday.
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Making Anchor Tests More Meaningful
John starts with testing from “SV Panope”, adds a large dollop of experience, and comes up with his own best anchor table as well as demonstrating how you can do the same.
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The Return of The Adventure 40
We have an approach from a credible team who have a plan to get the Adventure 40, a circumnavigation ready offshore sailboat for $US200,000, built.
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Choosing A Cruising Boat—Shade and Ventilation
A cruising boat without adequate shade and ventilation can make life a living hell once we head for the palm trees. Here’s how to choose a cruising boat that will be comfortable in hot places.
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