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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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December 10, 2012Overfishing: What Sailors Should Knowby Paul GreenbergThe fallout from depleted fish stocks is complicated, but the path to recovery and the choices you can make aren’t. From our December 2012 issue.
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December 10, 2012A Journey Through the Galapagosby Mark PillsburyDuring a weeklong visit that’s as spectacular as it is educational, CW’s editor learns from naturalists about the evolution of both the islands of the Galápagos and their flora and fauna. From our December 2012 issue.
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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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December 7, 2012Welcome Aboardby Amy SchaeferExpecting guests? With prior planning and plenty of flexibility everyone can enjoy a vacation.
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December 4, 2012My LED Trickby Michael RobertsonSo I’ve been playing around with LED lights, and I discovered something. I don’t know how useful it is, or whether it will diminish the life of the bulb, or cause a fire, but that is all beside the point.
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December 4, 2012Editor's Log: A Study in Greenby Mark PillsburySailing green, living green—it all takes work. That’s a lesson well learned in the Galápagos Islands. Editor's Log from our December 2012 issue.
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December 3, 2012Sort of the Same, but Slowerby Michael RobertsonWhile many aspects of a "stationary" cruising life are the same as regular life, mornings aboard Del Viento are never a mad scramble, the days are never a pressure cooker.
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November 27, 2012Day 25 towards Cape Horn - several urgent jobs - and a flurry of flying fishby Jeanne SocratesI noticed a ship heading our way- CPA under1.5 ml in 45 mins... that's too close in my book!
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November 27, 2012Days 23/24 towards Cape Horn - sun at times, mostly light wind from NE, problemsby Jeanne SocratesThe autopilot rudder bar display disappeared again - while in 'Standby' and under windsteering....grrr!!
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November 27, 2012Day 22 towards Cape Horn - A booby comes to visit, in continuing grey conditionsby Jeanne SocratesOn going up on deck to keep an eye out for the ship, I was kept entertained for a good half hour by a brown booby trying to land in our rigging to roost overnight - darkness was just falling.
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