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Satellite radio delivers data and images to the cockpit Issue 90: May/June 2013 It seemed almost magical. I was in the cockpit of our J/32 on Sequim Bay in western Washington state, yet displayed on the chart plotter mounted at the binnacle were the isobars and frontal boundaries associated with Hurricane Sandy as it was...
A few sailors got together — and took over the town Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 What do you call a sailing event at which almost 400 sailors show up with nearly 200 sailboats, delivered the old-fashioned way, on trailers? If it’s in Arizona in February, it’s the Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention (HPCC) in Lake...
We asked — now it’s our turn to respond Issue 89 : Mar/Apr 2013 Earlier this winter — once the boat was put away — Jerry decided it would be a good idea to ask our readers for their input. He introduced his survey by saying that he hates surveys because every company does them...
It’s easy to lose sight of what it means Issue 91 : Jul/Aug 2013 We all know what a boat is and we can probably arrive at some definition of “old” without too much difficulty, but what exactly puts the “good” in a good old boat? It is, I think, a question worth pondering. Does...
