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Building a Bulletproof Comms Plan for Your Next Ocean Passage
There's a moment on every bluewater passage when the last bar of cell signal vanishes from your phone and you realise you're truly on
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The Below-Waterline Audit: Through-Hulls, Osmosis, and Gelcoat
Every bluewater boat has a collection of holes drilled deliberately through its hull. That thought alone should focus your attention. Through-hulls, seacocks, and the gelcoat barrier that keeps
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Building a Bulletproof Comms Plan for Ocean Passages
When you drop below the horizon on an ocean passage, your connection to the outside world narrows to whatever equipment you brought aboard. Getting that communications stack right
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Greener Bottoms and Safer Seas: The Cruiser's Environmental Playbook
The days of slathering copper-laden paint on your hull and calling it good are numbered. Whether you cruise the copper-restricted waters of Washington State and California or simply
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The Antigua Bermuda Race Returns: 935 Miles of Open Atlantic
After a two-year hiatus, the Antigua Bermuda Race is back — and the fifth edition promises to be one of the most compelling offshore races in the Caribbean calendar.
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Spring Passage Planning: Beat the Hurricane Clock
Hurricane season officially begins on 1 June, but the smart passage planning that keeps you safe starts right now. Whether you are heading north from the Caribbean to
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Building Your Offshore Comms Stack: HF, Iridium, and Winlink in 2026
Every ocean passage forces the same question: how do you stay connected when the nearest cell tower is a thousand miles behind you? The answer in 2026 is
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NOAA Rethinks Whale Speed Rules: What East Coast Cruisers Need to Know
If you cruise the U.S. East Coast, you have almost certainly encountered the slow zones. Those seasonal management areas where vessels 65 feet and over must throttle
Racing
The Golden Globe Race 2026: Sailing's Last Great Retro Adventure
On September 6, 2026, twenty-nine sailors from twelve countries will slip their lines in Les Sables d'Olonne and head south into the Atlantic on one of
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Globe40 Photo Finish, Golden Globe Prep, and Dalin's Secret Battle
April 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most compelling months in ocean racing. The Globe40 is sprinting toward its finish in Lorient after seven months
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Pete Hill and the Blue Water Medal: Fifty Years of Junk-Rigged Ocean Voyaging
In a world increasingly drawn to carbon fibre, lithium batteries, and satellite-guided autopilots, Pete Hill stands as a quiet rebuke to the idea that bluewater sailing requires cutting-edge
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Cole Brauer: 130 Days Alone and a New Chapter in American Sailing
In March 2024, a 29-year-old American sailor crossed the finish line in A Coruña, Spain, after 130 days alone at sea. Cole Brauer had just become the first