New England/Northeast
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August 9, 2011Down East Dreamers and DoersYou can explore Maine forever and still miss an anchorage or two. Passage Notes from our August 2011 issue.
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July 26, 2012Berwick's Berry PreservesA delay in a Newfoundland harbor allows this sailor time to forage for a wild and delicious local fruit. "People & Food" from our August 2012 issue.
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June 3, 2013Sailing Around Cape SableAfter a blustery stay in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the Zartman family has an uneventful crossing to Nova Scotia—and experiences some Canadian hospitality on the way.
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March 21, 2012A Sailor's New Year's Day Down EastThe annual Maine Boatbuilders Show in Portland marks the start of a new season on the water.
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December 7, 2012Post-Sandy: Update from the Staten Island WaterfrontFor the Staten Island community—one of the hardest hit in Superstorm Sandy—recovery comes in small steps. The island’s marine sector has fared no differently. After Folly, a 39-foot aluminum pilothouse sloop owned by John and Kerry Pears, was flung two boatyards away, a recovery crane dismasted it during lifting. Amid the confusion, the couple filed this report about the island’s state of affairs since the storm struck the U.S. East Coast on October 29, 2012.
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February 8, 2011Southerly 57 RSThe Southerly sails during it's test sail for BOTY 2011 in Annapolis, MD
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May 20, 2013Ready or Not?“Ready to go yet?” I heard the question over and over today. Fair enough—we’ve been ‘getting ready to cruise’ ever since leaving the boatyard several blog posts ago, and have Tuesday as our target sailing date.
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March 19, 2012City SailorsThe Big Apple isn’t just for landlubbers, as these crews attest. From our March 2012 issue.
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December 3, 2012Silent Maid: Loud StatementThis 33-foot catboat, the reincarnation of a storied Barnegat Bay racer, is the latest success of a former Wall Streeter devoted to bringing classic wooden sailboats back to life. Yacht Style from our December 2012 issue.
Electronic Updates
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