Ocean Navigator - May/June 2020

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Watermakers - The first generation of these systems required
considerable manual input to operate. Now,
watermakers are more sophisticated and
require far less operator attention. The biggest
considerations for the voyager now are capacity
and installation questions. We’ll examine these
aspects of watermakers and more.

Virtual sailing during the pandemic

Sailing and voyaging are an intriguing mix of companionship and solitude.

4 mins

Oil's well that ends well

Oil is oil, right? Wrong! Have you experienced the dread of searching for the correct engine oil in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language?

8 mins

Anchor room

One of the challenges of world voyaging is not only navigating open ocean, but also negotiating a busy anchorage when you finally arrive at your destination.

3 mins

FROM THE Tagus to Rabat

A European winter base and a Moroccan trip to reset the EU clock

10+ mins

Squeezing out fresh water

Modern watermakers range from hands-off automatic units to basic operator involved models

8 mins

Building your own watermaker

Modern technology has brought us many new devices that make the cruising life much safer and easier.

5 mins

Avoid drilling holes in your boat

Once I settled on a Tayana 37 pilothouse boat as my choice to allow me to tick off the primary item on my bucket list (circumnavigation), I set out to find a suitable used boat.

10+ mins

All wave energy must pass

The weather is approaching, and you are checking the lines on your boat.

4 mins

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Ocean Navigator Magazine Description:

Ocean Navigator magazine is for voyagers, both power and sail, who want to know more about their boats, their gear and the techniques to make them better voyagers. Whether you are crossing oceans or making coastwise passages, Ocean Navigator will help and inspire you.

Our editorial offices are located in Portland, Maine, but we cover voyaging topics for sailors and power voyagers from the Southern Ocean to the North Sea, from South Pacific atolls to rocky coasts and the Great Lakes.