Features
Pearls Around the White Continent
Home, Sweet Home: In part IV of this occasional series, the sailors or Northern Light make a return voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula and document the climatic changes that abound there since their last visit
by Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke
The Ultimate “Offshore” PassageFeatures
Pearls Around the White Continent
Home, Sweet Home: In part IV of this occasional series, the sailors or Northern Light make a return voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula and document the climatic changes that abound there since their last visit
by Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke
The Ultimate “Offshore” Passage
Two passions – sailing and space travel – come together for this cruising astronaut aboard the International Space Station
by Mike Barratt
Exclusive Online Extra: Mike Barratt gives a video tour of his celestial cruiser and answers questions from space. www.cruisingworld.com/1010space to watch it.
Columns
On Watch by Cap’n Fatty Goodlander
Shoreline edited by Elaine Lembo
Off Watch by Wendy Mitman Clarke
Sailing Life
Point of View by Francis Zappone
Passage Notes by Patrick Childress
Sailor Profile by Herb McCormick
Under Way by Trixie B. Wadson
People and Food by Rick Caroselli
Hands-On Sailor
Button Up for Winter
Projects: Frame the deck under a shrink-wrap cover to keep warmth below
by Mark Pillsbury
Boat Handling at Your Fingertips
Systems: Bow thrusters take the angst out of maneuvering in tight quarters
by Bill Springer
Girding for the Silent Season
Boat Prep: Staying on through the cold and dark requires several strategies
by Alvah Simon
Fast Food: Pressure Cooking Adds “Healthy” to “Quick”
Living Aboard: A galley tryout reveals the versatility of a pressure cooker
by Elaine Lembo
Horizon, Here We Come
Backyard Warrior: Four-Cornered or home-sewn, sails are next on the to-do list
by Ben Zartman
Winterize Water Systems
Monthly Maintenance: Drain and flush, then add non-toxic antifreeze
by Steve D’Antonio
Review
New-Boat Preview 2011
Boat Showcase: Innovations mark a bounty of foreign and domestic models
by Jen Brett
A Boatload of Booty
New Products: Generators, antennas, life rafts, shackles, anchor retrievers, and more
by Bill Spinrger
Allmand 31
Classic Plastic: Shoal draft and a spacious cockpit make it an enduring coastal sloop
by Gregg Nestor
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