Broad Reaching with Andrew Cross
Rig It There it was, a nasty looking rust spot and crack right at the elbow of the starboard lower shroud tang on our mast. While hoisting myself up our rig for an inspection I could see the blemish,...
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Energy Matters The blades of our wind generator softly whooshed through the air above me as I steered and our two solar panels soaked in the bright summer sun beside me, spread out on either side of...
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Rally Season Over the last week and a half several big cruising rallies have departed the East and West Coasts of the U.S. for points further south, and the participants of the ARC will soon set off...
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Rescue Me Flying low and coming from dead astern, an orange and black Coast Guard helicopter was purposely making its way south. For a split second as it approached it seemed as though it was going to...
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A High Tech Life Since the dawn of recreational sailing and cruising, sailors have long mixed the pure simplicity of sailing with the passion to expand the sport and lifestyle with new technology. The...
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That Smell… Returning from a hike around the island to the warmth of our boat was welcomed, but it was the distinct smell of thanksgiving dinner that made me weak at the knees as I dropped down the...
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Cat Fancy With one hand on the tiller and the other on the mainsheet, I watched as a dark gust of wind moved quickly across the water. Timing the gust as it came I eased the sheet slightly to twist...
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BVI Bound It’s time to dust off my good old cruising guide to the British Virgin Islands. That’s right, come February we’re leaving the friendly confines of the Salish Sea for a weeklong family...
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Weather World As we entered our third hour of a class discussion and presentation on the various cloud formations and their names, I came to the realization that I was actually piecing it all together....
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A New Year Life aboard has changed. Our youngest crewmember began crawling last week and that simple movement now enables him to explore like never before. From pulling himself up on the first step of...
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