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• New Section: Choosing a Boat: Racing or cruising, Sail configuration, Hull configuration, New or used, and Comfort
  • The Perfect boat: Part 1 and Part 2
  • New: The Ketch Rig: Why Cruisers like it, Versatile Rig, and Ketch Trim
• New: Metals Used in Anchoring Tackle
• Propwalk: Learning to manoeuvre in tight spaces
• Sea-Tags: Easy-to-use Man Over Board System
• UK Coastguard has new long-range phone numbers
• In Memory of our Role Model: Bernard Moitessier
  
  
• Our Top Ten List of Lists
  • New: 2017 Top 10 List of Boat Names and Their Meanings
• Yachting is now easier and smarter with Good Anchorage
  
• Which Bird Did You See? Merlin Bird ID - available for iOS devices and on Android - is a revolutionary new app for identifying common birds of North America.
  
• The Future of Sailing - In most parts of the world, people lament the decline in enthusiasm for sailing. And yes, we do see so very, very many boats that never seem to leave the harbor. We have heard many tales of youth sailing programs that have serious rates of attrition from one year to another. What can one do about this?
• Sailing Music
  There's something curious about sailing and being on the water. It's not always that just any music will do. Sometimes you have to hear that soothing rhythm that reflects a soul borne on the water. A selection of our favorited with additions from our readers.

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Just released!

• Cruising the Wild Atlantic Way

  For anyone interested in the west of Ireland: Cruising the Wild Atlantic Way
  By Daria Blackwell and Alex Blackwell
  
  A Word of Welcome to Europe’s Most Precious Gem: The Wild West of the Emerald Isle
  For the adventurous at heart, the wanderer, trailblazer, or artist, the west of Ireland is the place to go, see, and experience life. Bring some time and stay a while, you will never regret it – guaranteed. Whether by land or by sea, visiting Wild Atlantic Way along the coastline of the west of Ireland will reconnect you with nature and with your inner self.

More books by us (!)

• Happy Hooking - The Art of Anchoring

by (us!) Capt. Alex Blackwell & Capt. Daria Blackwell

Unless you are far offshore, at some point or another you are going to need to park your boat. Just like knowing how to stop your car before you start is perhaps the most important part of driving, we feel that anchoring is perhaps the most important skill you can and should acquire in boating. 226 pages, 182 Illustrations

Happy Hooking is a very readable book loaded with valuable information on anchoring tackle, anchoring technique, tying up and rafting, anchoring etiquette, as well as the occasional anecdote - simply stated a must have!

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Nautical and other classic books

• White Seahorse Publishing Announces the Launch of its Classics imprint.

Our Recent Book Reviews

• Pocket Irish Wit & Wisdom, Written and produced by Teapot Press Ltd
• A Pocket History of Ireland, Joseph McCullough
• The Ketogenic Kitchen, Domini Kemp and Patricia Daly
• Calming Celtic Colouring, Tony Potter
• Recipes and Stories from Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Jody Eddy, Photography by Sandeep Patwal
• Irelandopedia - A compendium of maps, facts and knowledge, by Fatti and John Burke
• Better Birding - Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field, By George L. Armistead & Brian L Sullivan
• The Bees In Your Backyard, A Guide to North America’s Bees, By Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia Messinger Carril
  

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• Updated: Weather Links
• Up to date NOAA Surface Analysis Weather Charts
• The Rise and Fall of the Tides
  There are few things more valuable to know about when selecting an anchorage in many parts of the world, especially if you are a sailor with a deep draft vessel, than the tides and currents.
• Do-it-yourself (DIY)
  This section is devoted to things you can do yourself to maintain or upgrade your boat, saving yourself money, and often aggravation.
• Special Features
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• Long Ago
• Top 10 Lists
• Food: Recipes, provisioning tips, and restaurants
• Weather: for links to all the information.
• Tools: float plan, checklists, calculators, and more, fishing and other links
• International Marine Signal Flags
• Navigation: Cool calculators for great circle and mercator projection routes
• Safety: Crew Overboard Report, and lots more
• Little People: Resources for children...Books, music, stories, and more
  
• Paws Ahoy: Resources for fur-friendly boating
• Books: book reviews, book lists, magazine connection
• Music: Boater's tunes and more...
• List of Top 10 Coastal Boating Lists
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• Recipes
  • Open-Fire Roasted Oysters
  • New: Broiled Oysters
  • New: Easy Cream of Mushroom and Oyster Stew

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• New Procedures for Small Boat Reporting Beginning 2016
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations announces new procedures that are coming to the inspection process for foreign flagged private boats. These procedures will be in addition to the reporting process currently in place.
• Ordinary people doing extraordinary things
• Cruising Rallies... what is it that leads some boats to succeed and others to fail? None of us can cross oceans with any guarantees. But the choices we make can have a big impact on the results.
  
• New and Regularly Updated: Aleria's Great Adventures
  These are a few stories about our continuing adventures
  
• DIY in Real Life: amassing the tools for self-sufficiency

Many things to know that will improve your coastal boating skills

• Regularly Updated: Anchoring
  • New: Metals Used in Anchoring Tackle
• Lock Safety - Learn how to open the gates, the importance of staying forward of the cill, as well as how to safety empty the water from the lock.
  

• NorthEast US Coastal Boating Destinations
  
  
• Cruising Ireland - Having crossed the pond three times, we are currently based in the west of Ireland! This is perhaps the nicest cruising we have done to date, and we just had to share.
  • Sailing the West Coast of Ireland
  • Regularly updated: Marinas & Moorings in Ireland (North & South)
    Additions, corrections and updates are always welcome!
    

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