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Safe Navigation in Poorly Charted Waters

While we're in the middle of lining up a series of tests of electronic navigation devices and systems, I'm reminded how easily these devices...

Florida Anchoring Battles Begin Anew

While the Florida Senate approved House Bill 1051 prohibiting anchoring in parts of Miami-Dade County, over on Floridas west coast, a live-aboard sailor in...

Tips for the Havana Daydreamer

Yacht Pilots Cruising Guide to Cuba by Capt. Cheryl Barr ($50) is another relatively new book, published in 2013, and it has updated some...

Can a Snubber Hook Weaken Your Rode?

The article states: We think any device promoted for attaching a snubber to an anchor chain should not detract from the strength of the...

Hidden Risks of Life Jackets

Rule one: Wear a personal flotation device (PFD). Rule two: Wear the right PFD for your on-the-water activity. Rule three: Know what to do when your...

Fast and Easy Rope Cleaning

If you didn't remove your running rigging last winter, then there is a good chance you'll be coming back to sheets and halyards coated...

Revisiting the Cherubini Hunter 30

If you grew up sailing in Florida in the 1970s and 80s as I did, you probably spent many hours day dreaming and looking...

Extending the Life of Your New Paint Job

The results derived from a professionally applied LPU topside refinish are as dramatic as the invoice that accompanies the makeover. The shiny, wet look...

Hurricane Season: Dr. William Gray’s Final Forecast

About ten years after Jimmy Buffet first sang about the futility of reasoning with hurricane season, Dr. William Gray was figuring out how. Tomorrow,...

Tool Buying Guide for the Cruising Sailor

Holidays are not that far off, and if you are building a list for the sailor in your family (or a stocking stuffer for...

40-Footer Boat Tours – With Some Big Surprises! | Boat Tour

Join us at the Miami Boat Show as we get on four 40-footers for boat tours! A Beneteau 37.1, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Dufour...