Ocean Navigator |
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July/August 2012 Issue 203: I ran away to sea at fifty |
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A powerful weather resourcePilot charts remain a useful tool for long-range planning |
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Staying dry in a Mexican galeThe Gulf of Tehuantepec, on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, can have gale-force winds. These winds produce steep waves that grow as they head offshore. To avoid the awful square waves, a vessel must transit within a half mile of shore. |
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More on watermakers |
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Voyager touts low-maintenance head |
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A vote for cockpit-based furling |
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HOSTAGE: A Year at Gunpoint with Somali Pirates |
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Solo sailor dismasted, takes upbeat approachAt the time of the dismasting, solo sailor Daniel Collins was en route from Marathon, Fla., to Bermuda on the first leg of what he calls “The Oddasea Project” a planned circumnavigation. |
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Family weather routingMaking extensive use of GRIB weather files on a North Atlantic crossing |
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Still holding its ownHF radio continues to enjoy a dominant position in offshore communications within the cruising community. |
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Installing a propane gas stoveOne upgrade we had long wanted to add is a propane stove. Our switch to propane came soon after we discovered it was possible to fill a propane tank just about anywhere if you have the right fittings. |
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Sail repairs at SuwarrowStrong winds tear a mainsail, turning a South Pacific atoll into a sail repair shop. |
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AIS everywhere |
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Model boats to benefit disabled sailors |
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Web Exclusive |
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Sunk by whalesSinkings due to whale strikes are rare but they do happen |
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Emergency in Bermuda RaceHealth complications of a sailor in the Newport Bermuda Race forced an emergency evacuation |
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Final GOR 2011-2012 prizes awardedGOR overall prizes and individual awards were presented to the Class40 teams in Les Sables d’Olonne |
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Record-breaking Rambler90-foot Reichel/Pugh sloop Rambler completes the Bermuda Race in record time |
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The 48th Newport Bermuda RaceShaping up to be a big boat race- quick for them and slower for the smaller boats |
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Indie sailing film on seeking an icebergTwo sailors make a film about going in search of a simple life at sea |
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Forty years of yacht designA side-by-side snapshot of sailing yacht evolution |
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Finding on Ensenda Race mishapA review panel assembled by US Sailing has issued a finding on the deadly Aegean accident |
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Resort workers to the rescueWorkers from the Almost Paradise resort in Fiji were first on the scene to rescue a voyaging couple after their boat sank |
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Volvo Leg 8- Spain To FranceAround the Azores- a 2,000 mile windward Leeward |
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Use a safety lineA sailboat captain is reminded of the need when in the water to stay attached to the boat |
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12-day radar testing in the GulfCoast Guard and NATO testing radars near Mobile in a bid to improve search and rescue capabilities |