Tag: Sailing
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Who doesn’t love jumping off the boat for a quick cool off one hot sunny summer day? Swimming off the boat is such a good time, and an easy way to enhance your boating. Unfortunately, every year people get hurt swimming off boats. There are a lot of ways to […]
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- Tags: Boating, diving, fishing, Sailing, snorkeling, spear fishing
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) If you’re a sailor, you’ve almost certainly heard of Newport, Rhode Island. For years it was the epicenter of American sailing. It started as a commercial seaport, but eventually hosted the America’s Cup for decades. In the Gilded Age, Newport was the summer playground of the rich and famous, and […]
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- Tags: Jamestown, middletown, narragansett, newport, Providence, rhode island, Sailing, sailing destinations
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Rigging comes in two forms – standing rigging, or that which is permanently fixed to the boat, and running rigging, which is the lines and other devices that can be easily removed and adjusted. Next month, we’ll talk about running rigging, because that has a whole mess of names too. […]
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- Tags: forestays, Mast, rigging, running riggings, Sailing, shrouds, spreaders, standing rigging, stays
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) More years ago than I care to admit, my wife and I took an offshore sailing and cruising course. It was fantastic, and we learned loads of valuable skills during a week spent sailing from Florida to the Bahamas, living on board with three other students and the instructor. But […]
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- Tags: Boating, docking, prop, prop walk, Sailing
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) It’s the middle of the winter, so what better time to talk about…hurricanes? Hurricanes show up in June and plague the east coast until November, and can affect your boat anywhere from Florida to Maine. These tremendous storms originate in the tropics and pick up power from warm water as […]
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- Tags: Boating, Boating Tips, hurricane, hurricane boat, hurricane prep, Sailing, sailing tips
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) The other day in a Facebook group, someone asked “Do people really cook while the boat is moving? That seems dangerous.” It was a contentious topic, because admins closed comments after a while. The answer, of course, is yes – on a multi-day passage you definitely cook offshore. It’s not […]
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- Tags: Boating, Boating Tips, cooking, cooking onboard, Sailing, sailing tips
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Racing your sailboat is not only fun, but it’s a great way to make new friends and sharpen your sailing skills. You’ll learn better helm skills, sail trim, reading the wind, minding currents, and a lot of other parts of sailing you may not pay as much attention to when […]
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- Tags: Boat, buoy, fleet, race, regatta, Sailing
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) Up front, I’m going to confess to a cheat – the cruising grounds of Maine are far too extensive and varied to cover in the few hundred words we have for this blog every month. So we’re going to give you a taste to entice into thinking about taking a […]
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- Tags: Boating, dolphins, fog, lobster, maine, Sailing, summer
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) This is a very subjective list, and my list will be nothing like yours unless you have a similar boat and a similar lifestyle and way of using your boat. For context, I’ve been cruising full time and living aboard my boat since 2012, though we’ve owned her for fifteen […]
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- Tags: Boat, boat buying guide, Boat Care, Boating, Boating Tips, Sailboat, Sailing
The End of Summer
September 4th, 2020 by team
by B.J. Porter (Contributing Editor) One of the weirdest summers in memory is drawing to a close. With the pandemic, we tossed all our usual summer activities and plans in the air to land where they would. Many people took to boating with their families as a good way to get some social distance from […]
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- Tags: Boat, Boating, Boating Tips, Sailboat, Sailing, summer, Winter, Winterizing