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  1. Sailing into headwind - cruising, not racing
  2. Supper and poor docking procedure
  3. Docking at a high wall
  4. Why was a navy mine found floating in the Puget Sound this week?
  5. Is Single-handed cruising Fun?
  6. Boat sinks in The Northwest Passage
  7. Weather wise
  8. Weeds on anchor almost caused a crash!
  9. Dropping Barometer - when to run
  10. Stand on vessel?
  11. Do you use a Captain’s Log??
  12. A Reef Encounter
  13. Sailboat hits carrier
  14. "Sailing Vessel" Prefix to Boat Name
  15. "Captain" and "Skipper" as honorifics
  16. How to estimate roughness of sea?
  17. A simple approach to picking up moorings
  18. Singlehanded passage making, Best Practices
  19. Collision on the Severn
  20. Rigging an asymmetrical spinnaker
  21. Boat Handling Ebook
  22. I/O Drive Handling Question
  23. Break your wake!
  24. Motorboat wakes
  25. How do I compute the best time to transit the Cape Cod Canal?
  26. New record for solo rowing across Atlantic
  27. Thanks and Lessons learned
  28. Docking , boat handling on east coast
  29. The etiquitte of tacking in a channel--US Inland Rules
  30. Routine solo non-stop circumnavigation
  31. Singlehanded sailing book recommendations
  32. Sym Or Asym Spinnaker for Panama to Marquesas?
  33. Sail manipulation: a concise description please?
  34. Sailing off the windward side of a dock
  35. Boater accidentally drains canal
  36. Boat doesn't budge in light winds
  37. Lee or Weather Helm?
  38. Coast Guard hoists 5 from damaged sailboat 200 miles off NC coast
  39. Jordan Series Drogue or Heave to?
  40. STORM PREPARATION AT SEA
  41. Newbie - Rules on navigation
  42. Genoa trim
  43. 22ft Bahamas Trip? Or not a good idea?
  44. Robert's 38 ketch tracks for head sail sheets
  45. The affect of wind on a vessel without a sail
  46. Cautious, or Chickens**t
  47. From The Netherlands to Med....
  48. How do you handle anchor chain to avoid scratching the deck?
  49. Is it my boat or me?
  50. Hurricane Plan - Dock Lines
  51. Anchoring Question
  52. Image stabilized binoculars?
  53. Banning knives onboard.
  54. Affect of wind on using prop-walk to spin boat
  55. Docking stern-to in crosswind
  56. Anchor Size
  57. Any more info on Lost Marbles rescue off Puerto Rico
  58. Near or above-normal Atlantic hurricane season
  59. Sea Tow: Only for milquetoasts?
  60. what plotter can use Active captian with explorer charts?
  61. Tacking with an autopilot w/o wind instrument
  62. Couple who sank off FL got a new boat
  63. How do I mark anchor chain?
  64. Docking dual outboards, proper method(s)?
  65. How Far Have You Sailed?
  66. NY canals single handed
  67. Fending off Pilings
  68. 2 anchors- 2 snubbers?
  69. Backing into a slip pointed into a 2knot current
  70. How do you get out of tight berth when the wind is blowing?
  71. How should standing waves be handled?
  72. 5 days in the liferaft.
  73. A name for a line?
  74. Looking for boat handling help in Ft. Lauderdale
  75. Cyber-piracy in high seas shipping
  76. Usefulness of True Wind Data for Sailing Performance
  77. Back down with the windlass or the snubber?
  78. Running backstays
  79. Practical Sailor, the Magazine
  80. Tandem anchors for storm conditions
  81. What do you do if all the dock space is used up?
  82. What does "track down sea" mean?
  83. Bahama tide table understanding
  84. Lightning strategy
  85. Trailing Warps
  86. Helicopter to the rescue, but not the way you might think
  87. How do you ride in your dinghy
  88. Best spot for spinnaker bag
  89. Sailing Terms That Seem Backwards and Confusing
  90. Help Heaving to on my boat
  91. Local/Indigenous Craft Sailing
  92. Sailing with cockpit tent up?
  93. Pilot charts and passage planning.
  94. Scenario for leaving the dock
  95. Adding spring lines
  96. Why is the rudder ineffective in steering the boat?
  97. A nasty wave!
  98. Docking-single handed
  99. How to get off of a windward dock
  100. Poling out Code 0 for DDW?
  101. Hydrovane steering system or Wind pilot
  102. Anchor dragging by night, 45 knots wind, 1.5 m waves, between 3 boats and the beach
  103. check lists before leaving, on anchorage, before storm at anchorage and on arrival
  104. Another Keel Lost; Another Capsize
  105. "Ship or Submarine" video showing bad weather
  106. Mainsail in boom furling vs. in mast furling
  107. 'Flying Bird' Anti-Roll Stabilizers
  108. Controlling reefing lines when dropping main
  109. Offshore Nighttime Watch Guidelines
  110. Anchoring and Windlass Abuse
  111. Downwind sailing
  112. using a symmetrical spinnaker as an asymmetrical
  113. New boat owner - sailing in heavy wind conditions
  114. Coastguard - fake news "rescue"
  115. Polish sailor adrift 7 months on modified lifeboat
  116. Anchor Chain
  117. Mooring Buoys on the Gulf Coast Question
  118. Possible keel leak
  119. Mister Vee windvane Pilot
  120. Help me choose headsets for on boat communication
  121. Pacific crossing decisions
  122. Preparing for Snow
  123. Is it safe to cross astern of a fast ship in open water with a 180 feet CPA
  124. Solo Sailing without Auto Pilot?
  125. Boat Moving Check List
  126. Conversion of Motorcycle Bluetooth Headsets to Boat Headsets....
  127. Sailing a "modern" schooner
  128. Long flags at the top of tall ships - name?
  129. The Uni Fid Kit from NE Ropes
  130. U.S. Warship Just Collided With a Tugboat in Japanese Waters, or Misleading Report
  131. Hi folks ...
  132. Sail quantities at night
  133. when autopilot doesn't like the conditions
  134. Cruising Catamaran Questions
  135. Sailors found after five month at sea news article
  136. Symmetrical Cruising Spinnaker Idea!?!
  137. Getting under Beaufort NC fixed bridge
  138. Rope that won't twist/hockle?
  139. Boat sails faster on a Port tack, slower starboard?
  140. In depth analysis of the Bowline knot
  141. Newby question
  142. Coast Guard report: Captain's errors primary cause of El Faro sinking
  143. Lee Helm Scare
  144. Engineered Grounding
  145. Masthead Tricolour?
  146. Post Irma- Here's my Story
  147. Just bought the boat? First time out? Close call or Fail? Tell your story here!
  148. Self-Driving Boats Anyone?
  149. Bahamas, G town etc?
  150. ATN Spinnaker Sleeve Control Line to Cockpit
  151. Emerald Bay Help!
  152. Prepping for Irma, dropping the RF jib
  153. Hurricane Damage Photos 2017 Harvey Irma etc
  154. Long term charter
  155. About to be slammed by IRMA Cat 5
  156. swing mooring chain length in 5 meters of H2O
  157. mainsail track question
  158. Keeping a boat on a mooring ball year-round?
  159. Storm Prep: Slip or mooring ball?
  160. Ignorant Semanship
  161. HOW LONG TILL YOU TURN?
  162. Effect of Air Temperature on Wind and Reefing?
  163. Collision Avoidance, Cones of Uncertainty, and Appropriate CPA
  164. US Navy Destroyer Collision Again!!!
  165. What is this knot and how to undo it?
  166. Collision Avoidance -- Dealing with Multiple Targets
  167. Anchoring
  168. Best sails for the Pacific?
  169. Do I REALLY need two poles?
  170. Beyond The West Horizon
  171. Anchor light on Mizzen mast?
  172. Avoiding flotsam and marine animals
  173. Getting Long Distances Upwind
  174. RUDDER CONTROL ASTERN: WHEEL BRAKE or LOCK without LASHING Old Twin Engine Catamaran
  175. Up the mast help/idea
  176. Lines for Panama canal
  177. Leopard 46 lost in French Polynesia - stunning rescue pictures
  178. Why is my boat faster on a stbd tack?
  179. Drying out in tidal marina
  180. Tying up 42' boat at short dock
  181. Dealing with the genoa
  182. Making way to Grenada from Bahamas Considered Coastal or Offshore
  183. ASA classes around Boston MA
  184. Singlehanded Sleep Schedule
  185. Lisa Blair 1ST WOMAN TO SAIL SOLO AROUND ANTARCTICA BELOW 45 DEGREES (WITH ONE STOP)
  186. Boats lost in the Pacific.
  187. Air Force Rescues 2 Germans From Boat Fire Far Out at Sea
  188. Windward islands charter
  189. Not Man Overboard
  190. What would you do?
  191. Fast corrosion waterheater Isotemp 40HXCV
  192. 4 or 5 Knots to know?
  193. wave frequency, rolling frequency?
  194. San Diego Beer Can Race Adventure
  195. How to control a large heavy boat with 1 dock line using a Slip Lock Cleat Hitch
  196. Surviving Monster Storm, Part II
  197. Surviving a monster storm
  198. Backstay failure in SoPac
  199. Whale Dangers?
  200. Weather helm vs. pointing ability (B&R rig)
  201. Greenland tsunami
  202. Amateur Crew Boat Delivery
  203. US Navy destroyer collision
  204. Reading telltales
  205. Two cruising boats missing in the Pacific
  206. Shroud tension on a cat
  207. Fender lines damaging teak gunwhales
  208. Spring Line and Bow Thruster Used in Combination
  209. 'Don't say thank you; it's almost bad luck'
  210. Broad Reaching vs Sailing Wing on Wing
  211. ICW with 7 1/2 Foot Keel - Piece of Cake
  212. America's Cup - boats foiling with bow down trim?
  213. Hurricane Preparation in South Florida
  214. Jordan Series Retrieval idea/question/overthunk it?
  215. Southern ocean wave heights.
  216. Panama California but 'out of season'
  217. Seriously, what the heck was it DOING out there?
  218. offshore towboats
  219. Operate boat while sitting down?
  220. Report of deaths aboard Clipper Race boat.
  221. Binoculars?
  222. Anchor types and General questions
  223. The right way to come in to a dock ?
  224. The Tricolor/Kariba/Clary Collision of 2002 -- Clusterfumble in the North Sea
  225. Docking ideas for twin rudder single prop...
  226. Balancing a boat after stowing heavy stuff
  227. Challenges soloing a 40' twin?
  228. Protocol for demanding a captain make his presence known
  229. Early Atlantic Tropical Depression
  230. Taking refuge in a port during a storm
  231. Size of boat needed to handle coastal cruising safely
  232. Inmast Furling tips And tricks
  233. Sunk Yacht
  234. I need some boat operation training
  235. El Faro Voyage Recorder: The Last Words of the Captain and Crew
  236. Cape Town dismasting story
  237. Great Free Resources (or How to Tell If You Are Dead)
  238. Hot Vac
  239. SAIL OR POWER?
  240. Cutter rig
  241. Sailboat capsize at Redondo Beach Pier
  242. Snubber chafe fix
  243. STORM Preparation in Marinas
  244. Raymarine Autohelm Failure
  245. Lifeboat called due to lack of wind
  246. Cyclone Debbie
  247. Poling a Genoa advice please
  248. Don't push on stanchions! Here's why...
  249. Best book (s) on advanced sail trim
  250. Best way to get experience?