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Sunsail First 40s, built by Beneteau and designed by Farr Yachts, debut at the home of America’s Cup defender Oracle Team USA.
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Sunsail First 40s, built by Beneteau and designed by Farr Yachts, debut at the home of America’s Cup defender Oracle Team USA.
On our approach to Monterey Bay, we came across a pod of humpback whales in what appeared to be a feeding frenzy.
What’s one of the best parts of the cruising life? The ability to go from one extreme to another just by changing anchorages.
We were interlopers, seeking to join a flock not so that we could join their social order, but so that we could fly their burgee and reap the benefits of affiliation. What was I thinking?
Everything changes now. It’s colder. The water is rougher. The weather can be more severe and change quickly.
Choosing an alternative, a two-boat approach, whereby a ship’s dinghy is configured to serve also as a life boat, should the need arise.
How many cruising dreams are cast aside when the sailing reality seems too overwhelming?
Not long after I installed the new tank we began to notice the smell.
When the dinghy gets impounded, a new friend is there to help.
Everyone on board takes a deep breath when we lower the anchor with the windlass, because that’s when things often go bad.
When one of the girls needs a doctor while cruising in Mexico, the differences in health care systems becomes apparent.
A US Sailing Independent Review Panel has released a set of preliminary findings and recommendations from the research conducted on the 2012 Crewed Farallones Race that resulted in the deaths of five sailors from the sailboat Low Speed Chase on April 14, 2012.
Sunsail First 40s, built by Beneteau and designed by Farr Yachts, debut at the home of America’s Cup defender Oracle Team USA.
On our approach to Monterey Bay, we came across a pod of humpback whales in what appeared to be a feeding frenzy.
What’s one of the best parts of the cruising life? The ability to go from one extreme to another just by changing anchorages.
We were interlopers, seeking to join a flock not so that we could join their social order, but so that we could fly their burgee and reap the benefits of affiliation. What was I thinking?
Everything changes now. It’s colder. The water is rougher. The weather can be more severe and change quickly.
Choosing an alternative, a two-boat approach, whereby a ship’s dinghy is configured to serve also as a life boat, should the need arise.
How many cruising dreams are cast aside when the sailing reality seems too overwhelming?
Not long after I installed the new tank we began to notice the smell.
When the dinghy gets impounded, a new friend is there to help.
Everyone on board takes a deep breath when we lower the anchor with the windlass, because that’s when things often go bad.
When one of the girls needs a doctor while cruising in Mexico, the differences in health care systems becomes apparent.
A US Sailing Independent Review Panel has released a set of preliminary findings and recommendations from the research conducted on the 2012 Crewed Farallones Race that resulted in the deaths of five sailors from the sailboat Low Speed Chase on April 14, 2012.
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