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When Stuff Goes Wrong At Sea
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Read more: When Stuff Goes Wrong At SeaIt’s easy to feel competent when things go well at sea in a yacht, but the real learning begins when stuff goes wrong.
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How To Fly a Drone to Make Awesome Video and Photos At Sea
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Read more: How To Fly a Drone to Make Awesome Video and Photos At SeaAndy, of 59˚North, shares his hard-won drone-flying secrets so that you can get the same cool video and stills while sailing offshore that he does.
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Weather Routing In Action
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Read more: Weather Routing In ActionAndy shares how he used his understanding of the weather and strategic route planning, together with high-tech tools, during his recent Atlantic crossing, to make a faster and better passage than just sticking with the normal route would have.
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Automated Weather Routing—Part 1, The Tools
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Read more: Automated Weather Routing—Part 1, The ToolsAndy takes a deep dive into the world of automated weather routing, integrated with navigation, and all running on an iPad, a very different approach than the one John has detailed earlier in this Online Book. You can decide which works best for your type of cruising.
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Watt & Sea Hydro Generator Review
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Read more: Watt & Sea Hydro Generator ReviewAre you considering a hydro generator? Here’s everything you need to know, warts and all, from an experienced user.
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Designing For Dux Rope Rigging—A Paradigm Shift—Part 2
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Read more: Designing For Dux Rope Rigging—A Paradigm Shift—Part 2Andy takes a deep dive into when, if and how, to re-rig with Dux high modulus Dyneema rope. Techniques, advantages and disadvantages, it’s all here.
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Dynice Dux, Part 1: Practical Low-Stretch Rope Rigging For Offshore Sailboats
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Read more: Dynice Dux, Part 1: Practical Low-Stretch Rope Rigging For Offshore SailboatsAndy’s a big fan of Dux high modulus rope standing rigging. He takes a look at what Dux is and some really interesting uses for it.
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Things I’ve Learned From Three Refits That Will Help You
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Read more: Things I’ve Learned From Three Refits That Will Help YouAndy Schell summarizes what he has learned from the three refits , and provides some solid hard-earned tips for anyone considering refitting an old boat.
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Giving a Tough Old Ocean Greyhound a New Purpose
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Read more: Giving a Tough Old Ocean Greyhound a New PurposeMaking over an older quality racing boat into a capable and fast offshore cruising boat.
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Refitting a Wauquiez Hood 38
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Read more: Refitting a Wauquiez Hood 38What it takes to refit a good sailboat to make her ocean cruising ready.
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A Trans-Atlantic Boat For Less Than US$100,000
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Read more: A Trans-Atlantic Boat For Less Than US$100,000Refitting a 45 year old 35’ Allied Seabreeze Yawl to make her ocean cruising ready.
