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• Sailing for the 99%

  

  I've been thinking what it means to be among the 99% - the financial group of us who are, well, not in the top 1% as that group has been characterized by the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Everything You Need to Know

  On a rainy, non-sailing day recently I was at my desk making a to-do list of work I needed to do on my sailboat, mentally reviewing the little odds and ends of... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Join the Community of Sailors and Boaters

  Most boat owners work on their own boats - whether to maintain or refit with new or upgraded equipment. This often requires a lot of specialized knowledge and... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Good Free Cruising Handbook eBook

  Today I stumbled on a pretty good freebie on the web - something you can download as a pdf file and read at your leisure or take along when cruising and read... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Practice Capsizing Your Sailboat

  

  Are you sailing a Sunfish, Laser, Hobie, or other small sailboat this summer? If so, you need to know how to right the boat again after a capsize, for capsize... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• You're in the Water Alone - Now What?

  Here's a question to ponder: you end up in the water off your boat floating in your PFD but you're alone or your spouse or crew is unable to get the boat back t... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Another Boating Weather App

  Many marine weather apps are now available for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets, though I have yet to find the absolute perfect one that does everythin... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Stuck in Port? Read a Good Book!

  I just finished reading Michael Cosgrove's new sailing narrative Imperfect Passage, his story of crossing the Pacific in his 40-footer, often solo. It was... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Dangers of Cold Water Sailing

  This last weekend a Boston area sailor died after falling into the water from a sailboat during a race. He was wearing a lifejacket and was quickly retrieved an... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Now Something New to Worry About on Your Boat?

  Put this one down as yet another unusual rescue story. Two days ago the Coast Guard rescued two sailors in a 49-foot sailboat some 30 miles off Cape Hatteras. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Painted Your Bottom?

  Here in the Northeast, where after a bout of good early-spring weather we've been suffering lousy late-spring weather, lots of boats have yet to launch for the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Sailing at the Summer Olympics - Live Streaming Video

  

  Where will you be on Sunday, July 29? That's the date of the first sailing event in the 2012 Summer Olympics. It's never too early to mark your calendar! Sail... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• The Safety Tether Question - What Do YOU Think?

  April's two sailing disasters in California have gotten people talking about safety issues, including when and whether to tie oneself to the boat using a sailin... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Buying a New Handheld VHF This Year? Shop Wisely!

  A submersible handheld VHF with GPS and DSC is one of the smartest things you can buy for safety on the water. But the three models now available are not... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2012 OTHER SPORTS, SEA

• Should You Take a Boating Education Course?

  National Safe Boating Week reminds us, here at the beginning of the summer sailing season, of the importance of staying safe on the water. But what exactly... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA

• National Safe Boating Week

  It's that time of year again. National Safe Boating Week is on its way: May 19-25. As the boating season begins for many around the U.S., it is good to be... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Second California Sailing Disaster

  By now you probably already know about the tragic demise of the sailboat Aegean in the Newport-Ensenada Race two days ago. The bodies of three of the four crew... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 SEA, SPORTS

• The Sailing Safety Tether Issue

  Two weeks after the terrible Farallones sail race disaster that took the lives of five of eight sailors aboard the sailboat Low Speed Chase after an unexpected... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Get Going on Learning to Sail!

  OK, so this is the summer you really are going to learn how to sail - or improve your basic sailing skills. Before you head out to the water, however, it... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS

• Sailing Tragedy in San Francisco

  The Coast Guard suspended its search today for the four sailors still missing after being swept overboard from the sailboat Low Speed Chase in a race around... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, SEA, SPORTS