March/April 2011

Ocean Navigator
March/April 2011 Issue 192: Kialoa V to Bermuda Cruising families usually choose yachts that emphasize comfort rather than speed. David Berson
Refitting dinghy floors The day my foot went through the old, rotted floorboard as I stepped into our dinghy seemed an appropriate time to consider a bit of a refit for Dinkum. Jeff Williams
Rewiring and reconnecting Neglecting my boat’s aging electrical system was a gamble I was forced to take. Andrew Karlsson
Battery revolution Ever since electricity has been put on boats, in one way or another batteries have held back the development of effective DC and AC systems. Nigel Calder
Clearing the pass On a sunny morning in February 1990, the VHF net started as usual in Zihuatanejo Bay in Mexico. Josh Tofield
Moored in mid-ocean When I mention sailing offshore, non-sailors often ask me “what do you do at night?” Ellen Massey
Stranded on Svalbard We cast off from Tromsø in Norway at noon on the first Saturday in August and set our course north for the Svalbard Islands above the Arctic Circle. Jon Amtrup
Power seafaring defined Half Niagara Falls barrel, half high-performance motor boat, the U.S. Coast Guard’s 47-foot motor lifeboat is anything but your average power cruiser. Ralph Naranjo
Keeping your boat inside a geofence Recently, a sailor, freelance writer and contributor to this magazine, Alan Saunders, had his C&C 38, Trinka, stolen from its mooring in North Carolina. Tim Queeney