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Who Will Cruise After We’re Gone? (BLOG/VIDEO)

I watched an amateur movie posted recently on Vimeo — my latest lesson in new media — that got me thinking about the future of boating, particularly the trawler niche, which appears to be the one most...

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Onassis Yacht for Sale, But No Buyer Will Ever Be This Interesting (Blog)

The old Aristotle Onassis yacht Christina O is for sale again and it has reminded me that thanks to the Internet today’s swindlers ain’t what they used to be. Gone is the panache, gone is the joie de...

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Worst Places To Cruise in the Caribbean Today (Blog)

Cruise Venezuela? Forget about it. St. Lucia and St. Vincent? Beware. Avoid anchoring out in Guatemala, too. Cuba, on the other hand, “has virtually no crime against yachtsmen.” So writes economist...

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Demi-Downeast: Bangor to Belfast While Not Being French (Video)

I love Maine, but I live in Florida and spent the past 15 years cruising down island. Before that, thanks to my newspaper’s liberal vacation policy, I spent weeks every year heading down and east from...

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Demi-Downeast: Moments from My Porpoiseful Life

Belfast had been a new experience for me, but Rockland was a different story. In my 30s and 40s, my gang and I had sailed here from Newburyport and used the port as a staging area to cruise Penobscot...

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Demi-Downeast: Gnarly Fog Day Like ‘Hellish Video Game’ (Video)

Friends later told us that the fog that day was worst of the season. When we were recruited to do this Demi-Downeast loop, I said to Joanne, “Perfect. Maine in September means cool nights and clear...

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Demi-Downeast: Friends, Fair Weather, Fuelish Behavior; We Make Boston

BoothBay Harbor to Boston took us three half-day passages thanks to clear skies, calm seas and the Cutwater’s comfortable low cruising speed of 12 to 15 knots. Before leaving Boothbay, Joanne and I ate...

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Trawler People Like Taking It Easy (Blog)

“Easy does it.” That’s a mantra most current and would-be trawler owners would do well to keep in mind. We asked a dozen owners what they saw as the elements of an ideal trawler. These were people with...

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