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Is your main difficult to tame? Try this sailhandling solution. "Projects" from our February 2012 issue.
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February 17, 2012Leaving Your Boat in the Caribbean?by Brittany & Scott on s/v RasmusHow much work is there to do before leaving your boat in storage? A lot.
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February 16, 2012No Birds On Boardby Jen BrettWhen you leave your boat on a mooring, do you have a hard time keeping feathered guests from invading? Try this simple solution.
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February 8, 2012Looking for a New Way to Document Your Sail?by Jen BrettCruising sailor and one of the 2012 consumer BOTY judges Thad Kubis has designed a new way to log your cruises. Check it out!
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January 31, 2012Replacing Batteries? Do Your Homework Firstby Ed ShermanNew electricity-storage technology has introduced benefits—and issues—that you’ll want to weigh carefully when planning a refit or considering the purchase of a new boat. "Systems" from our February 2012 issue.
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January 31, 2012A.G.M. Technology Challengesby Ed ShermanEd Sherman examines issues presented by the new A.G.M. batteries.
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January 26, 2012Service Your Winchesby Steve D' AntonioWhen you make cleaning and greasing these onboard workhorses an annual event, you’ll be rewarded with years of use. "Monthly Maintenance" from our February 2012 issue.
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January 26, 2012Installing Lazy Jacksby Green BrettIs your main difficult to tame? Try this sailhandling solution. "Projects" from our February 2012 issue.
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January 23, 2012Sensible Liveaboardsby Elaine LemboCanadians Craig Acott and Laurie Bowers chose the Antares 44i for their sailing adventures.
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January 23, 2012From Zero to a Hundredby Elaine LemboThey weren’t sailors, but they had spirit, and they were ready for a big change. A new catamaran and a couple of continents later, they got all that and more.
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January 23, 2012Supply-Ship Salad 1by Jan IronsIn an anchorage far from fresh produce, the veggie boat’s impending arrival sets all the sailors on edge. Two cruisers discover that while it doesn’t pay to be last, a friend’s recipe can save the day. "People & Food" from our February 2012 issue.
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The Badger leaving for Manitowok, Wisconsin. Take this historic ferry and avoid driving through Chicago or the upper penninsula. Take the red-eye and a room. Enjoy the lounge and a drink.
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The surprise of the annual FLIR/Raymarine Miami Show dinner-and-demo cruise was the introduction of a higher-end M-Series camera with two-axis gyro stabilization and other enhancements. You can download the M-618CS brochure here, and also see a video illustrating how well it corrects the camera for pitch and yaw (but not roll). I saw it in action on the otherwise calm-water cruise thanks to a clever motion-simulating mount FLIR engineers came up with, and the stabilization seemed quite ...
