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Increase Your Odds After Activating the EPIRB
Related tags: Seamanship | How-To | Safety | Safety Equipment by Beth A. Leonard
Before--and after--activating an EPIRB in international waters, take these steps to lengthen the odds that you're safely rescued. "Seamanship" from our November 2011 issue.
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February 5, 2013How to Cross an Ocean: Bringing Ranger Homeby Jim CarrierAn owner and cruiser assesses his options for crossing that one last ocean, and in the end, he decides to find a ride for his boat. Hands-On Sailor from our December 2012 issue.
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December 18, 2012The Reelby Michael RobertsonTo Michael Robertson, a reel on the stern indicates a serious sailor—an extreme cruiser.
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December 10, 2012Books for Your BoatReading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing... we like it all. Take a look at Cruising World's 2012 roundup of books to bring aboard.
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November 27, 2012Mounting the New Liferaftby Jeanne SocratesIn an emergency safety stop during her around-the-world voyage, Jeanne Socrates installs a new liferaft on Nereida.
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November 7, 2012The Complete Overboard Bagby Alvah SimonTime to abandon ship? Plan and pack your ditch kit to stack the odds of survival in your favor.
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October 26, 2012When the Wrong Sail is the Right Sailby Cap'n Fatty GoodlanderCall it fate, karma, or kismet. Call it whatever you like, but some encounters, and the sails that turn up with them, are meant to be. From our October 2012 issue.
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October 22, 2012How to Buy a Boat: Your Own Elegant Compromiseby Tim MurphyIf you’re shopping for a boat, start by thoroughly disrupting your own assumptions about what constitutes the best one for you.
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October 22, 2012Aging Power Plants: Rebuild or Repower?by Tim MurphyMany sailboats built two decades ago or earlier still have plenty of life left in them. But their engines may not. Should you rebuild the existing engine? Or repower with a brand-new engine?
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October 22, 2012Marine Surveyors? Look Behind the Shingleby Tim MurphyHow can you find a reputable marine surveyor whose advice you’d trust with your investment and your family’s safety?
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October 9, 2012Editor's Log: All in It Togetherby Mark PillsburyWhen a medical emergency struck in midocean, Derk Wolmuth and his Vindo 40, Bela Bartok, got by with a little help from their friends. Actually, make that a lot of help and from quite a few friends. Editor's Log from our October 2012 issue.
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