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Skin So Soft Bugs the Bugs

For decades, Avon Skin So Soft Bath Oil has been touted as an excellent ‘underground’ insect repellent by many of those who have used it in the tropics and in forested areas. More »
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Imprisoned Cruiser in Legal Limbo

On Thursday, the government of Tonga officially requested extradition of American cruiser Dean Jay Fletcher, 54, to stand trial in that island nation’s capital, Nuku’alofa, for the alleged murder of his Canadian wife Patricia Linne Kearney last summer. More »

The Case of the Missing AIS Returns

Footloose didn’t have any problem with her AIS at night, but when she turned on her tricolor, boats started to disappear.  Footloose
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC AIS — Automatic Identifcation System — is one of the greatest safety inventions for the modern mariner. More »

Crew You Regatta

The rail on a J/24 in the 2015 Crew You Regatta was a wet ride, but not because of rain. © Martha Blanchfield In addition to the usual roster of midwinter racing this weekend will be OPBYC’s Crew You Regatta. More »

What Are Your Favorite Boating Apps?

Needless to say, the development of smart phones and tablets, in combination with the specialized apps that support them, have led to dramatic changes in the way millions of people acquire information and conduct their lives — including boaters.  More »

Give Us Your Rainy-Day Project Ideas

In anticipation of the many cold, wet days that lie ahead tthis winter — when even diehard sailors would think twice about heading out on the water — we’re working on an article that will introduce you to a variety of rainy-day projects that a typical do-it-yourselfer could handle. More »

Rescue in Remote Seas

In a remote region of the Southern Indian Ocean, French solo skipper Kito de Pavant, 55, was enduring an anxious wait yesterday afternoon on his IMOCA 60 monohull Bastide Otio after he struck an object that nearly ripped keel from hull. More »

Yes or No on Watermakers?

Unlike Profligate, ‘ti Profligate in the Caribbean does not have a watermaker. So when the latter is taken to the water dock in St. Barth, Doña de Mallorca overcompensates by filling every container on the boat with water. More »
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Thrills and Spills in the Antipodes

A rare treat: a shot of Armel Le Cléac’h aboard Banque Populaire VIII, passing the Kerguelen Islands on November 30. © Marine Nationale / Nefertiti / Vendée Globe Armel Le Cléac’h on Banque Populaire VIII crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin in southwest Australia this morning after 28 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes of sailing in the Vendée Globe solo nonstop race. More »

Emergency Cruiser Blood Drive

An urgent request for type A-negative blood was broadcast to the Banderas Bay cruising fleet via VHF on Sunday, November 26, by Dick Markie, harbormaster at Paradise Village Marina. The blood was desperately needed for Liz Barrow, wife of former Vallarta YC Commodore Andy Barrow. More »