A good sailor hates loose gear, be it rope, boat hook or bobby pins,” writes Hervey Garrett Smith, author of...
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For many cruisers, self-reliance is a mantra that applies to system repairs, food supplies and health care. If you ain’t...
All of us like cruising far more than maintenance, but neglect is an expensive course to follow. As the promise...
Question: “With so many mooring buoys in our bays, many of them unoccupied, what are the rules around tying up...
You may have heard the expression, “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear,” but I maintain...
In this age of electronic depth sounders, you may think you need a leadline as much as you need a...
