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Increase Your Odds After Activating the EPIRB
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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  • By steering a straight course and taking a couple of fixes on a prominent  
coastal feature, such as the lighthouse at Point Judith, Rhode Island, a  
skipper can plot a fix using the compass, parallel rules, and dividers.
    August 15, 2008
    The GPS Broke. Now What?
    If you lose your electronic advantage, taking a running fix will help you know where you are and where you're headed. "Hands-On Sailor" from our July 2008 issue
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    April 17, 2008
    Knot Your Shoes Right
    There's more than one way to tie your shoes; we show you two practical alternatives. Supplement to our May 2008 issue
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  • September 27, 2007
    Safetey at Sea: 2008 Seminar Schedule
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  • June 26, 2007
    Announcing Cruising World Waypoints
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  • June 20, 2007
    July 2007
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  • June 13, 2007
    Don't Miss the Summer Sailstice
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    June 13, 2007
    Bad News for the Albatross
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  • October 17, 2006
    Power of the Arrow
    To introduce our November 2006 issue, CW editor John Burnham gives a quick lesson on vectors and their usefulness for navigating in current.
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  • May 2, 2006
    Mainsail Trim Points
    Trimming the main--its challenges, its benefits, its techniques, and its pleasures--is a theme woven through the fabric of CW's June 2006 issue.
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  • December 2, 2004
    Barnacle Head
    CW's editor, enjoying a solo summer sail on Narragansett Bay, witnesses an encounter between a daysailer and a barge under tow that's by turns kooky, terrifying, and finally comical
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