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Read more: Setting and Striking a Spinnaker Made Easy and SafeSome of the most fun and satisfying sailing we can do is under asymmetric spinnaker. Here’s how to set and strike one safely with a sock, even offshore and in big breeze.
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Read more: Turning A Small Simple Boat Into a Cruiser—On DeckDespite the claims of sellers and brokers, very few boats come ready to cruise. Here are some of the conversion challenges we are faced with.
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Read more: Check Your Boat Shore Power SystemShore power safety is something most of us don’t think about much, but here’s why we should, based on a scary real world experience, and some checks we should all make.
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Read more: Our New Boat Selection Process—Fitness For MissionThe first, and most vital, step in buying a boat is to define the mission. Here’s how well our new boat fits our plans for her.
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Read more: Cruiser’s Tool Kit—WrenchesIt’s impossible to maintain an offshore voyaging boat without a good set of wrenches (spanners) and sockets. Here are the tools we chose and why.
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Read more: Things I Learned From Three Anchoring ReportsWe can learn a lot from field reports, as long as we select the right ones to learn from and keep an open mind.
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29 Tips To Get Insurance For Offshore Voyaging—Negotiating Cover
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Read more: 29 Tips To Get Insurance For Offshore Voyaging—Negotiating CoverI Part 1 we looked at eleven ways to make ourselves and our boats more attractive insurance risks. Now let’s look at the tough job of negotiating the best deal
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29 Tips To Get Insurance For Offshore Voyaging—Us and Our Boat
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Read more: 29 Tips To Get Insurance For Offshore Voyaging—Us and Our BoatIt’s becoming increasingly difficult to get insurance for ocean passage making, but these tips will help.
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Read more: Cruiser’s Power Tool KitJohn uses some 30 years of offshore voyaging experience to come up with a recommended kit of hand-held power tools.
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Read more: Leaving a Dock Against an Onshore Wind—Part 2The 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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Read more: Leaving a Dock Against an Onshore Wind—Part 1The 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
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Read more: Getting Insurance For Offshore Voyaging—Understanding The ProblemGetting 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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Read more: 14 Tips To Come Alongside Single-Handed—Part 2In 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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Read more: 14 Tips for Coming Alongside Single-handed—Part 1Bringing a sail or motorboat alongside (docking) by ourselves can be difficult, but good preparation will make it much easier.
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Read more: Integrating and Documenting NMEA 0183 and 2000 NetworksTo be reliable, marine electronics networks must be properly documented. Here’s a quick and easy way to do that.
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Read more: Two More Anchor Selection CriteriaJohn forgot two important anchor selection criteria in the last article, so this one fixes that.
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Read more: Support Steve at SV PanopeLet’s support a guy who is making a real difference.
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Read more: Goodbye “Morgan’s Cloud”, What a RideThe sale of our beloved “Morgan’s Cloud”, a custom aluminum McCurdy and Rhodes expedition sailboat, closed yesterday.
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Read more: Making Anchor Tests More MeaningfulJohn 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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Read more: Colin & Louise are Buying a New SailboatWe can all learn a huge amount when two of the most experienced sailboat owners anywhere go boat shopping.
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Read more: Choosing A Cruising Boat—Shade and VentilationA 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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Read more: Refits, What You Need to KnowNew boats are horribly expensive, so most of us will be faced with refitting an older boat to get out there. We have recently reorganized all of our many articles on how to do just that.
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Read more: When Electric Drive Works For a Cruising SailboatLessons we can learn from Jimmy Cornell’s Elcano Challenge when considering electric drive for a cruising sailboat.
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Read more: Roller Furling Headsail Risks and RewardsAn interesting question from a member gets John thinking about how to handle headsail roller furling failures, and risk versus reward on a general basis.
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Read more: Choosing a Cruising Boat—ShelterJohn takes a deep dive into the tradeoffs between open cockpits, dodgers, enclosures, raised salons and wheelhouses on offshore boats.
