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March 19, 2013A Crocker Ketch Comes HomeDuring a summer sojourn to her home waters, an old ketch’s past takes on vivid meaning when her original first mate, 60 years on, pays a visit.
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March 15, 2013Long-Distance Cruising SeminarJimmy Cornell is giving a seminar on long-distance cruising at the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show on April 14.
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March 14, 2013Create a CrêpeA visit from some Kiwi friends gives this cruising family a Sunday-morning staple: crêpes with seasonal fillings.
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March 14, 2013Rig for a StaysailAdding an inner forestay and staysail will give you the sail plan you need for beating along in a blow.
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March 14, 2013How to Paint Sailboat DecksNew Life for Old Decks: A fresh coat of deck paint on your vintage classic-plastic cruiser will make the old gal sparkle and shine.
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March 6, 2013Maine Boatbuilders Show on TapFor a getaway in the middle of March, it’s hard to beat the pilgrimage to Portland Maine.
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March 1, 2013Pearls Around the White Continent Part V: A Natural ExtravaganzaIn the final months of their four-year circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean, Northern Light’s crew explores South Georgia, its astonishing wildlife, and the shrieking winds twisted and turned by island topography. Click here for previous installments.
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March 1, 2013Pearls Around the White Continent Part IV: Home, Sweet HomeIn Part IV of this five-part series, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke, on board their 40-foot steel ketch, Northern Light, return to places on the Antarctic Peninsula that they first visited in 1984. Their pleasure turns to dismay, however, when they become witnesses to the profound affects brought to the region by climate change. Click here for previous installments.
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February 28, 2013Editor's Log: Street Savvy on SeamanshipOver the course of 60 years’ worth of Atlantic crossings and countless island hops, Don Street has witnessed his fair share of interesting moments at sea aboard the 1905 wooden yawl, Iolaire.
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February 27, 2013A Passage Too Brief in the Pacific NorthwestSpurred on by the calendar and approaching seasonal gales, the crew of Roger Henry still manages to feast on Canada’s bounty of cruising delights.
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