The Offshore Voyaging Reference Site
John Harries 
There has been a huge amount of internet coverage of the tragedy south of Nova Scotia in which Volker-Karl Frank and Annamarie Auer-Frank were fatally injured on the CNB 66 “Escape”.
Here’s the story of the boat’s safe recovery by a crew from Nova Scotia.
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A well set up cruising boat electrical system separates the house and engine start batteries. Here’s how to make sure both are properly charged.
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We all know that any cruising boat should have the engine and house banks separated, but that’s just the start of what we need to know.
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Lots of new entries and a new and better system is in place and working well.
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Andy Schell and John Harries do a podcast together. Lithium batteries, seamanship, refits, and much more.
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John’s take on the causes of the two fatalities on the yacht Escape south of Nova Scotia in June 2022, and some thoughts on how similar tragedies can be avoided.
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Charging batteries fast has all kinds of benefits: less engine wear, fuel savings, less carbon. But how far can we go?
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Selecting battery master switches and deciding how to wire them is a fundamental part of a good cruising live-aboard electrical system.
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The Adventure 40 will be, above all, a great sailboat, and great sailboats have well-thought-out rigs.
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Most production boats have battery boxes that are nowhere near strong enough for use on an offshore boat. Let’s fix that.
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Just because the battery-supplied systems on cruising boats are low voltage, that does not make them safe. Here are some tips to reduce the chances of a nasty injury.
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Lithium batteries have many benefits, but are too complicated and fragile, and not fault tolerant enough, to be relied upon exclusively on an offshore boat. Here’s how to fix that.
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Two fixes many production and new-to-us boats will need to make the high-voltage shore power system safe.
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When we plan to head offshore in a cruising boat we need to think carefully and differently about how we equip the boat.
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If we cruise for long enough, we will likely run aground. The Adventure 40 will forgive us and have a keel that will withstand the stress of offshore voyaging for decades.
This article will be useful to all cruisers, regardless of the boat you plan to buy.
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