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Whether you've set your sights on learning to sail, baby's first bareboat charter, or casting off for bluewater adventures, a school close by can provide classroom and hands-on instruction that fits your goal and budget. From our May 2012 issue.
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September 19, 2012How to Use Fenders: Between a Dock and a Hard Placeby Alvah SimonA cruiser offers a guide to the enlightened art of fendering, along with useful tips to prevent wear-and-tear to your sailboat’s topsides. Hands-On Sailor "Seamanship" from our September 2012 issue.
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September 18, 2012Reader Tip: Safety Linesby Lawrence PaneLooking for more security than typical lifelines provide and something less cumbersome than jacklines, this cruiser came up with a hybrid solution.
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September 17, 2012Radar Loveby Michael RobertsonHow had we come so many miles without this marvel?
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September 12, 2012Measuring Sail Areaby Jeremy McGearyUsing a consistent method to calculate sail area makes it possible to compare boats.
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September 11, 2012Ranger’s Refit—and the Real Rewardsby Jim CarrierInspired by the fateful day of September 11, 2001, this sailor brings his old 35-foot Allied Seabreeze to life for a transatlanic journey.
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September 6, 2012CW Hood 32: All Powered Up (Electrically!)by Herb McCormickThe new 32-foot daysailer from CW Hood is equipped with a Mastervolt PODMaster external electric propulsion system.
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September 6, 2012Thoosa and Triton Electric Marine Motors to be Built in U.S.Clean eMarine Americas will manufacture the electric propulsion systems in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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September 4, 2012Weather Awareby Michael RobertsonI can’t think of a lifestyle that would keep me more in tune with the weather than the cruising lifestyle.
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August 28, 20122012 Cruising Ralliesby Jen BrettHeading south this year? If you don't want to go it alone, there are plenty of options to cruise in company.
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August 28, 2012NV Charts Now Covers Entire US East CoastNew charts cover from Rhode Island to the Canadian border.
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Hooking up a 100+-lb sailfish is easy. Hoisting it on board DOMINO is the hard work. JP Dufour in las Perlas, Panama.
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Loved sailing aboard the 433 this past week. Easy to handle, great performance and extremely comfortable. Thankful for the watermaker!
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