December 2009 - Skipper Solutions Ezine
This month, you'll be teaching a friend the finer points of short-handed anchoring and sailing. They want to learn how to anchor from the cockpit, prevent jams on a sailboat winch, and sail downwind without fear of an accidental jibe. It's your call, skipper! . . .
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November 2009 - Skipper Solutions Ezine
This month, you will be cruising to the Caribbean. You will need to make sure that you have the right papers aboard to clear customs. And, you'll cross the Gulf Stream and have to deal with passing ships just after sunset . . .
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September 2009 - Skipper Solutions Ezine
This month, the sailing skipper will need to anchor under sail because of an engine failure, make a tough passage through a cluster of islands, and set up the nautical gps to pass between two dangerous coral reefs. Add to that the challenge of rip currents and a line squall. You make the call, skipper! . . .
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July 2009 - Skipper Solutions Ezine
You are the sailing skipper on a 28 foot sailing sloop. You will make a nighttime passage in the late fall from Miami, Florida to Bimini Island in the Bahamas. This small atoll lies 43 miles to the east. Sailing as crew will be . . .
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June 2009 - Skipper Solutions Ezine
You are the sailing skipper on a 34 foot sailing sloop. You will make a nighttime passage from Key West, Florida to the Dry Tortugas islands, 75 miles to the west. Sailing as crew will be . . .
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