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Count on Your Compass
Gear In this age of electronic wizardry, the simple compass gets short shrift-which is a shame, given its usefulness in so many ways. A feature from our July 2010 issue In this age of electronic...
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Nicholson 476
Sailboats C&N offered the boat in several configurations: aft cockpit, center cockpit, sloop, ketch, and three choices of keel. We only built a few of the possible permutations, but…
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Crealock 37
Sailboats Here’s a 37-footer that might also be in contention for a pretty-boat award. It’s the product of designer Bill Crealock’s own experience sailing across oceans, and I happily…
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Nicholson 35
Sailboats It seems I’ve gone full circle here, but family is family. In my years at C&N, I saw a few Nicholson 35s being built, and I even got to sail on one or two. I also admire the…
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Passport 40
Sailboats No list of well-endowed cruising boats would be complete without including a design from Robert H. Perry. He’s given us many from which to choose, and the Passport 40 makes a…
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Peterson 44
Sailboats I once hitched a ride on a Peterson 44 from Grenada to St. Lucia with an Aussie skipper. On the way, we stopped in the Tobago Cays; then the Aussie took sick, and I spent…
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Rhodes Reliant/Offshore 40
Sailboats Rhodes Reliant/Offshore 40… Rhodes Reliant/Offshore 40…
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Old Boats for an Old Salt
Sailboats An experienced curmudgeon describes the classic-plastic boats that he'd consider taking on an Atlantic Circle cruise. An experienced curmudgeon describes the classic-plastic boats that he'd...
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Cruising Waypoint South
Destinations Nestled within Chesapeake Bay in the Northern Neck area of Virginia, The Tides Inn welcomes sailors in transit. Nestled within Chesapeake Bay in the Northern Neck area of Virginia, The...
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How to Using a consistent method to calculate sail area makes it possible to compare boats. Using a consistent method to calculate sail area makes it possible to compare boats. Using a consistent...
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