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Read more: 10 Tips to Make Coming Alongside (Docking) EasyThese tips, which we have developed over two decades of coming alongside double-handed in a 56-foot boat without a bow thruster, will take the stress out of docking and make it easy…even fun too.
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Read more: Introduction to Coming Alongside (Docking) Online BookThis Online Book on docking (coming alongside) will truly take the drama out of this everyday activity for cruisers.
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Read more: Transitioning From Heaved-to To a Series DrogueChanging survival strategies in the middle of a storm at sea is not something that any of us want to be faced with, but here are some thoughts from John about how that might be done safely.
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Read more: Series Drogue Durability ProblemsThere have been a couple of well-publicized cases of series drogues, based on Don Jordan’s research and design, deteriorating after as little as ten hours’ use in strong gale conditions. John investigates and shares what he intends to do to upgrade his drogue.
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Read more: John’s Thoughts & Photos—March 2017John is thinking about modern anchors, the Vendée Globe, winter storage, and why the heck is it so hard to sell Nova Scotia as a winter yachting destination?
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Read more: Cape Negro Island, Nova Scotia—A Fortuitous EncounterAn amazing coincidence provides a small glimpse into what life was like in the day on Cape Negro Island, Nova Scotia.
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The Right Tethers To Keep Us Aboard—Part 2, Construction and Hardware
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Read more: The Right Tethers To Keep Us Aboard—Part 2, Construction and HardwareIn the last chapter, John wrote about the two different types of tethers he and Phyllis use on Morgan’s Cloud. In this chapter he follows up with the details of how they build each type.
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Read more: Sailing With Sea MonstersLovers of Colin’s lyrical and entertaining articles have a treat coming: he has written a whole book about his decades of professional sailing and work in basking shark conservation.
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Read more: The Right Tethers To Keep Us Aboard—Part 1, A MixOur project to improve crew overboard prevention systems has been a long and winding three-year-to-traverse road. But we are nearly there. Here’s the first of two chapters on tethers.
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Read more: 8 Radar Use TipsColin and John have teamed up to share the fruits of some 70 years of combined radar use experience much of it in the foggiest (Atlantic Canada) and highest traffic (English Channel) areas of the world.
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Read more: Clearing Customs and Immigration, as a CruiserJohn takes a look at recent disturbing trends that could result in bad outcomes for us voyaging cruisers.
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Read more: Iridium Update 2017John takes a look at the latest news on Iridium satellite phones and GO!, some real world reports from users, and finishes with some solid purchase and usage recommendations.
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Read more: Three Tips to Make Your Cruising Boat Fault TolerantLet’s face it, cruising boats are horribly unreliable, and gear failures are the most common cruise-ruiner. But we can reduce the problems a lot by thinking about fault tolerance. Here are three real world examples you can use right now to make your boat better.
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Read more: 11 Tips for Safe Navigation With Phones and TabletsNavigating with tablets and phones is here to stay, but what are the dangers? And what can we do to make sure we don’t have an iThing-assisted wreck?
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Read more: Navigation in Fog—UnderwayColin has covered gear and preparation for navigating in fog. Now we get to the meat of it: what to do when underway and the visibility shuts down. Includes a vital section on the rules of the road in fog.
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Read more: John’s Thoughts & Photos—January 2017John’s thinking about seasickness (yet again), climate change, RIBs, oil analysis, good books for long winter evenings…and the beach.
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Read more: Navigation in Fog—PreparationNever was the old axiom proper preparation prevents poor performance more relevant than when cruising foggy places. Colin gives us an in-depth check list to run through before we leave port.
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Read more: Seasickness RevisitedIt’s been a while since we looked at the ultimate cruise spoiler, seasickness. Here are a couple of new-to-us remedies and an appeal for more.
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Read more: Navigating in Fog—The ToolsSome of the best cruising grounds in the world are plagued with fog, so it pays to have the necessary gear as well as navigation and collision-avoidance skills—will make you safer at night too. Colin starts off a three part series with an in-depth analysis of the tools to have when the visibility shuts down.
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Read more: Marine Electronics—Ease of Use Trumps FeaturesJohn is back on one of his favourite hobby horses: tips for buying the right marine electronics for going offshore…rather than the right marine electronics to enrich the companies that make this stuff. And he wants your help on this in the comments.
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The Artnautica LRC 58 Adventure Edition Offshore Motorboat
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Read more: The Artnautica LRC 58 Adventure Edition Offshore MotorboatFour Artnautica LRC 58s are already launched or in build. Here are some new storm survival and layout options based on John and Phyllis’ decades of living on and sailing an expedition sailboat.
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Read more: Thinking About Better Offshore MotorboatsOffshore motorboats could be safer, faster, and much, much, more fuel efficient. John looks at how, and some innovative boats that are making that happen.
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Shelburne, Carters Beach, and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia—A Land of Discovery
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Read more: Shelburne, Carters Beach, and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia—A Land of DiscoveryAn historical and friendly town, a pristine beach, and an UNESCO World Heritage site: Nova Scotia has it all and Colin is back with his unique travel writer’s voice to tell us about cruising there.
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Read more: John’s Thoughts & Photos—DecemberJohn’s thinking about Whitbread 60s, paying to sail, boatyards, watermakers, and climate change…something for everyone.
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Read more: Jacklines: Materials, Fabrication and InstallationAre you making or ordering jacklines to keep your crew safely on the boat? John takes a deep dive into the right material, stitching, and attachment techniques. This is truly a project where the details matter.
