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April 23, 2013Cruising with the Zartman Family
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April 8, 2013Teachers in Arms: Science Lessons AboardThe main saloon of our friends’ Beneteau 461 Oceanis, Chere, is typical of the type: bright, spacious, airy, heavy on the feng shui. The perfect place, in other words, for entertaining guests and enjoying commodious living aboard and cruising. I’m pretty certain Beneteau’s interior designers didn’t consider that these same attributes would also make it an ideal science lab, but there you are.
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February 26, 2013Sailing with Kids: Easier Than EverDespite the inherent obstacles wannabe cruising families face, I think the real barriers are diminishing and that the number who do cast off the dock lines will continue to grow.
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December 19, 2012How To Cruise with KayaksTake along a small boat that you can paddle into thin waters. You’ll be glad you did. Hands-On Sailor: Living Aboard from our December 2012 issue.Related tags: Living Aboard | How-To | Monohull | Dinghy | Coastal | Kayak | Article | Families on Board | Accessories
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October 26, 2012Baby On BoardIs it possible to sail with a toddler, have fun, and stay sane?Related tags: Chartering | Living Aboard | Passage Notes | Voyaging | People | How-To | kids | Article | Families on Board
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July 20, 2012The 2012 Cruising World Charter PollIn this survey of charter experiences, readers talk about their charter-yacht vacations, from the companies and sailboats, to the bases and services they encountered. From our August 2012 issue.Related tags: Charter Directory | Chartering | News | Caribbean-Virgin Islands | Bareboat | Article | Families on Board
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March 6, 2012The Daddy DiariesTwo dads, five kids, four islands in southwest Florida. What could go wrong? From our March 2012 issue.Related tags: Places | People | Destinations | Monohull | Keelboat | Hunter Marine | Florida | Southwest Florida Yachts | Families on Board
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September 2, 2011Holidays in the IslandsThe Kersten family fulfills their dream of exploring the Caribbean over the holidays. Part IV of "Caribbean Bound on a Budget" from our September 2011 issue.
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June 17, 2011Try a Family Sail-and-Learn TripFamilies and friends can learn to sail together at most Offshore Sailing School locations.
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June 16, 2011Landfalls in HomeschoolingFor Lambert Block, his longest voyage lasted 16 years and resulted in safe passages for his children into Ivy League Colleges. From our September 2004 issue.Related tags: Article | Families on Board
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