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Read more: How Not To Buy a Cruising BoatIf you are looking to buy a new or used boat, you need to read this book, because it will save you a lot of heart ache.
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Connaire Bay, Grand Bank, and Arnold’s Cove, Newfoundland—Unexpected Treasures
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Read more: Connaire Bay, Grand Bank, and Arnold’s Cove, Newfoundland—Unexpected TreasuresSure, listen to local knowledge, and cruising guides can help choose a destination, but sometimes it’s better to go your own way and make up your own mind.
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Read more: Let’s Make It Easier, Not Harder, For New CruisersThere are so many skills required to be a competent seaman. The trick to getting out there cruising is prioritizing the ones that really matter.
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Read more: Of Deadlines, Drug Dealers, and Dolphins…Colin is one of the best sailing travel writers in the business, but he has truly outdone even his own high standard with this lovely tale of tropical islands, drug smugglers, and folk musicians.
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Read more: South East Bight, Newfoundland—An Unexpected OutportAn outport in Placentia Bay? Who knew!
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Read more: A Cool Thing I Just LearnedNo matter how long you have been around boats, there’s always something new to learn.
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Read more: Anchor Tests—The Good, The Bad, and The Downright SillyWe sailors love to talk about anchor tests, and yes, they are useful, but never forget that they are all fundamentally flawed.
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Read more: Cutter Rig—Optimizing and/or ConvertingNow we get to the nitty gritty: How to convert your boat to a cutter rig and how to make existing cutters better.
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Read more: Communities—Some Thrive, Some Don’t…Why?If you are a cruiser, the health of coastal communities will be of interest. Phyllis has some thoughts.
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Read more: Cutter Rig—Should You Buy or Convert?When does the cutter rig make sense, both when buying a new boat and considering a conversion? We have a simple decision-tree to make things simple.
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Read more: A Video Deck Tour of “Morgan’s Cloud”There are few things more interesting and useful than a tour of another experienced offshore voyager’s boat. So here’s a video deck tour of “Morgan’s Cloud”.
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Read more: 12 Reasons The Cutter Is A Great Offshore Voyaging Rig12 reasons that the true cutter is simply the best rig for short-handed offshore voyaging. And even if you don’t have a cutter, this chapter can help you make your boat easier to sail and faster too.
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Read more: Propeller EfficiencyMatt brings his customary clarity to a complicated subject: propellers. Reading this post will cause you a bit of brain sweat, but doing so can help you get big gains in engine efficiency.
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Read more: Oderin Island, Newfoundland—A Poignant ReturnPhyllis and John return to a magic harbour where their cruising life together began.
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Read more: Be A Master Of The DeckStaying in the cockpit of a sailboat most of the time at sea and not getting out on deck often is not a good idea or safe.
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Read more: Stay Warm, Stay Dry, Stay Safe: Tips For Hiking In The NorthPhyllis shares tips about the gear we use that makes hiking such an enjoyable activity for us, from woodland trails in Nova Scotia to wilderness scrambles in Greenland to non-technical (small) mountain climbs in Norway.
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Read more: Ten Ways to Make Propane SaferPropane is an intrinsically dangerous fuel to have on a boat. Here are 10 tips to ameliorate the risk of an explosion.
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Read more: Yacht Club Flag Etiquette—Time To Get Over OurselvesIt’s time for yacht clubs to rethink and to stop projecting a stuffy last century vibe.
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Read more: Cub Basin, Nova Scotia—So Close And Yet So FarThere’s nothing quite like being in a beautiful sheltered wild anchorage within spitting distance of a major city.
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Read more: John’s Thoughts & Photos, July 2015Celebrating the middle of the sailing season (in the North) with post on a cool meeting with great potential for AAC, a great video, and some other fun stuff too.
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Read more: Unbundling The Adventure 40Solving a fundamental problem standing between us and a real Adventure 40 that we can sail away.
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Read more: Boat Maintenance—Don’t Go Broke Saving MoneyA chapter that will give you a whole new way to think about boat maintenance, including an easy-to-use gear selection method that will save you a bundle as well as untold grief.
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Read more: The Perfect Forecast?The near-universal availability of accurate weather forecasts and GRIBs is great, but over-analyzing the data can lead to analysis paralysis and missed opportunities. Colin tells the story of an imperfect forecast that lead to a perfect voyage.
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Read more: Don’t Abuse Admiral BeaufortI’m seeing gross misuse of the Beaufort scale. Let’s not do this.
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Read more: When Did Your Exhaust Elbow Last Feel The Love?Your engine mixing elbow can damage your engine. Here’s how to prevent that.
