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A Fistful of Splicing Fids
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Hand Abrasives Round-up
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Safety Gear for Kids
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Voltmeters for the dweeb in all of us
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The Custom Marine Computer
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Getting a handle on VHFs
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Dufour 44
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The high price of safety rules
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Inside Practical Sailor Blog
San Fran 'Stand-down' = Government Meddling?
by Darrell Nicholson on May 15, 2012
The Coast Guard’s request late last month that sailors “stand-down” and suspend any offshore racing outside San Francisco Bay in the wake of last month’s tragedy in the San Francisco Yacht Club’s Farallones Race rankled more than a few Bay area sailors. The response was not surprising. Critics decried the move as draconian, driven by overzealous safety mavens, an example virulent government intrusion, trampling of personal freedoms, etc. etc. etc. It is a…
