November/December 2010

Ocean Navigator
The nonsensical running fix Have you been taught to avoid narrow LOP crossing angles in plotting running fixes? John Karl
Controlling condensation belowdecks Drips from condensation can be a nagging problem on a voyaging boat Rich Ian-Frese
No more messages in bottles Safety and distress signaling takes a turn toward text John J. Kettlewell
The last line of defense? A survival suit might become the only thing between you and the ocean Ralph Naranjo
Perilous voyage Severe weather calls a halt to a circumnavigation of South Georgia Island Keri Pashuk
Island of contrasts Despite its tropical location just eight degrees south of the equator, Ascension Island is as barren as the Arctic tundra. Ellen Massey
Installing an engine Repowering our sailboat with little to no previous experience has been more than just financially advantageous. Graham Hopkins
Coastwise navigation like a local Most boaters have looked at a chart on approaching a new harbor and squinted a bit trying to visualize the few features shown shoreside. Lawrence A. Husick
North to Alaska For many power voyagers, the challenges and rewards of high latitude cruising are a dream that is hard to resist. John Snyder
Thermal cameras enhance man-overboard safety When it comes to the subject of man overboard, the best safety measure is to stay on the boat. Tim Queeney
Nov/Dec 2010 Issue 190: Bermuda Cruising Rally Many sailors desire to test their mettle on an offshore passage. David Berson

Have you been taught to avoid narrow LOP crossing angles in plotting running fixes?

John Karl

Drips from condensation can be a nagging problem on a voyaging boat

Rich Ian-Frese

Safety and distress signaling takes a turn toward text

John J. Kettlewell

A survival suit might become the only thing between you and the ocean

Ralph Naranjo

Severe weather calls a halt to a circumnavigation of South Georgia Island

Keri Pashuk

Despite its tropical location just eight degrees south of the equator, Ascension Island is as barren as the Arctic tundra.

Ellen Massey

Repowering our sailboat with little to no previous experience has been more than just financially advantageous.

Graham Hopkins

Most boaters have looked at a chart on approaching a new harbor and squinted a bit trying to visualize the few features shown shoreside.

Lawrence A. Husick

For many power voyagers, the challenges and rewards of high latitude cruising are a dream that is hard to resist.

John Snyder

When it comes to the subject of man overboard, the best safety measure is to stay on the boat.

Tim Queeney

Many sailors desire to test their mettle on an offshore passage.

David Berson