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ABSOLUTE ELEGANCE

THE TOFINOU 9.7’S BLEND OF MODERN DESIGN AND TIMELESS LOOKS CREATES INTOXICATING RESULTS

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June 2020
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5 EXPERT TIPS HOW TO CREATE A COHESIVE CREW

Round the world sailor DEE CAFFARI shares her advice on getting a team to gel with ANDY RICE

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June 2020
Preparing a 22-footer for Ocean Crossing
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Preparing a 22-footer for Ocean Crossing

We bought this boat in 1980 as a deluxe model built by Hurley Marine in 1970.

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May - June 2020
SPOT, SPOT X, inReach, or PLB: Which One?
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SPOT, SPOT X, inReach, or PLB: Which One?

I like to row, and I even learned how to use a yuloh to move my Potter.

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May - June 2020
SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Superior's NMCA
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SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Superior's NMCA

From the vantage of my home in Bayfield, Wisconsin I see the first leg of many small-boat cruises to the Apostle Islands.

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May - June 2020
Tent for Coastal Marsh Sleeper
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Tent for Coastal Marsh Sleeper

Karen wants us to sail Clam Girl from Cedar Key up or down coast, lodging to lodging. Roger Barnes suggested in his thorough 2014 book, The Dinghy Cruising Companion, “A civilized solution is to sail between small harbour towns and check into a local hotel each night.”

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May - June 2020
READER BOAT: The Crazy Boat
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READER BOAT: The Crazy Boat

Sometimes, great imaginative leaps in mankind’s development never quite take off.

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May - June 2020
Capt'n Pauley
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Capt'n Pauley

Normally, I talk about hard items like fiberglass, wood, steel or aluminum. Today, I’m offon another tangent—marine fabrics.

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May - June 2020
For Comfort and Convenience
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For Comfort and Convenience

These are some modifications made to my SCAMP Frisky, to make sailing her more enjoyable.

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May - June 2020
All the boats in the world by John C.Harris
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All the boats in the world by John C.Harris

There’s a formula for a successful proa.

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May - June 2020
Bahamian Beachcruising
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Bahamian Beachcruising

Chartering a Sea Pearl 21 in the Exumas

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May - June 2020
A New Companionway Door
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A New Companionway Door

When I bought my 30-year old West Wight Potter, Blue Knot, it needed a few repairs and replacement parts.

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May - June 2020
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THREE HULLS ONE PLANET

A SWISS SAILOR AND ORGANIC FARMER HAS CUSTOMISED HIS NEEL 51 TO PROVE THAT BOATS CAN BE COMPLETELY SELF-SUSTAINING.

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May 2020
STOIC IN THE SOUTH
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STOIC IN THE SOUTH

PADDY MACKLIN DESCRIBES A NIGHT OF KNOCKDOWNS AND ROLLOVERS AS HE ATTEMPTED A NON-STOP CIRCLE OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN IN HIS 27FT WOODEN SLOOP

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May 2020
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WINTER AT 66° N

AN ORDINARY BOAT CAN ENABLE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.SKIER AND SAILOR JUHO KARHU HAS SPENT TWO WINTERS IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ON BOARD HIS BENETEAU IDYLLE.

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May 2020
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THE HARDEST ROAD

WHAT’S IT REALLY LIKE TO PREPARE FOR THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST OCEAN RACE, THE VENDÉE GLOBE? PIP HARE REVEALS HOW HARD IT CAN BE

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May 2020
SPECIAL REPORT
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SPECIAL REPORT

WHERE TO SPEND THE HURRICANE SEASON

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May 2020
PACIFIC SOLO
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PACIFIC SOLO

SINGLE-HANDED ADVENTURER WEBB CHILES OUTRUNS A SOUTH PACIFIC STORM AS HE SAILS BETWEEN THE US AND NEW ZEALAND

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May 2020
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ONE DESIGN DOUBLE APPEAL?

DEHLER’S AWARD-WINNING OFFSHORE BLASTER IS MANY THINGS TO MANY SAILORS. BUT CAN A SHORT-HANDED ONE-DESIGN RACER-CRUISER REALLY TICK SO MANY BOXES?

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May 2020
KING OF CATS
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KING OF CATS

MARC VAN PETEGHEM OF FRENCH DESIGN LEADERS VPLP TALKS EXTREME FOILING, CRUISING CATS AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH SAM FORTESCUE

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May 2020
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COUNTDOWN TO YOUR BIG ADVENTURE

FIVE SKIPPERS TELL ELAINE BUNTING ABOUT THEIR PLANS AND PREPARATIONS TO GO VOYAGING

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May 2020
CAMERAS ON BOARD
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CAMERAS ON BOARD

Improved camera imagery and software incorporating artificial intelligence are increasingly making sailing easier, from parking to detecting UFOs.

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May 2020
Small-Boat Gear
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Small-Boat Gear

DUCKWORKS BOAT PLANS

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March - April 2020
Wood + Carbon Fiber
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Wood + Carbon Fiber

Are you having trouble getting good wood for your boat projects? You are not alone.

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March - April 2020
THE PORTAGE
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THE PORTAGE

And Other Notes from Doubling the Salish 100

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March - April 2020
SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Isolated Australian Coast
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SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Isolated Australian Coast

On the opposite side of north Australia from the Great Barrier Reef is a much less-known reef, hugging a rarely visited desert coast, offering soul-feeding beauty that is only amplified by the art of small-boat journeying.

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March - April 2020
Seascape The Webb Chiles Interview
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Seascape The Webb Chiles Interview

We caught up with famed sailor and author Webb Chiles just after he’d finished his sixth circumnavigation at age 77.

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March - April 2020
READER BOAT: AMF Sunbird, Lusty Slogger
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READER BOAT: AMF Sunbird, Lusty Slogger

On May 1, 2009, while riding my beloved Triumph Bonneville motorcycle on Interstate 40 in Asheville NC, I was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer rig.

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March - April 2020
On The Beach at Cedar Key
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On The Beach at Cedar Key

The annual gathering of small craft happens each year on the first weekend in May. It is perfectly located on the tip of a peninsula tucked up in the panhandle of the Gulf of Mexico.

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March - April 2020
PLAN STUDY: Glen-L 14
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PLAN STUDY: Glen-L 14

Here is a sprightly sloop for sporty sailing the whole family will enjoy.

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March - April 2020