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    Rob Eddy, model maker extraordinaire

    Ben Ellison
    Mar 21, 2010

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  2. On the Water / News & Events

    24.6 Knots Around the World

    Kimball Livingston
    Mar 21, 2010

    Fair to say, many a lifelong sailor has never experienced 24 knots on a boat. Also fair to say, it takes a lot of 30-plus to turn out an average like that while logging 28,523 miles. On a new circumnavigation record. Which will, however, be computed for official purposes using, not the actual distance sailed, [...] …Read More

  3. On the Water / Entertainment

    Dogs On Boats

    Pete McDonald
    Mar 20, 2010

    Cat lovers are prone to ask, Why not show pictures of cats on boats? Because cats hate getting wet more than life itself. A dog on the other hand, a good dog, is born to be on the water. Boat owners with good water dogs like to show this off. In my 11 years at Boating [...] …Read More

  4. On the Water / News & Events

    Groupama Coming, Plastiki Going

    Kimball Livingston
    Mar 19, 2010

    How crazy are the French about long distance adventure sailing? Crazy enough that photographer Yvan Zedda could get a plane ride and a picture to be captioned thus: Flyby of the maxi trimaran Groupama 3 to the NE of the Azores aboard a Falcon 50 fleet 24F from the Naval Air Base of [...] …Read More

  5. On the Water / News & Events

    Blackberry Weather App for Coastal Cruisers

    Tom Tripp
    Mar 19, 2010

    Mobile Mariner LLC has announced the official launch of the Mobile Mariner™ for the Blackberry® smartphone, which will provide NOAA marine weather forecasts, tide information and life weather conditions for the coastal United States, including the Great Lakes. More upcoming releases will expand the application to other smartphone platforms and cover more international areas. Mobile Mariner [...] …Read More

  6. On the Water / Entertainment

    Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean Discounts

    Kim Kavin
    Mar 19, 2010

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  7. On the Water / News & Events

    My bad: Is EDC fuel flow accurate?

    Ben Ellison
    Mar 19, 2010

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  8. On the Water / News & Events

    The Pacific that Aint

    Kimball Livingston
    Mar 18, 2010

    Will the Clipper race ever come back to California? Meaning the Clipper Round the World, whose organizers went to great lengths to bring their event to a place that is usually ignored by long-distance racers because it’s just way, way, way off the route to anywhere. Whose fleet is now about halfway across the Pacific on [...] …Read More

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    PWC Fuel Consumption: Myth Vs. Reality

    Jeff Hemmel
    Mar 18, 2010

    According to today's news feed, gas prices have hit their highest point since October 2008, averaging $2.799/gallon nationwide. Many experts predict we'll be paying over $3 come summer. Seems like now might be a good time to once again look at the both the myths and realities of PWC fuel consumption. …Read More

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