Seamanship: When your boom must become a mast
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The parts salvaged from the rig that collapses in the middle of the ocean may help saving the sailors' day. A transatlantic sailor narrates his experience regarding sailing aboard Siriri when his rig collapsed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and his efforts to salvage the part.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2004
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Boathandling: Ghosting across the Tasman
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A sailor recounts his experience onboard Hawk, an aluminum Van de Stadt Samoa 47, from Australia to New Zealand across Tasmania. The cruising route across the Tasman Sea is infamous for storms but good light-air techniques pay off in moving past this region.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2005
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Alvah Simon unveils new Quests
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Alvah Simon discuss the adventures he undertook from 1975 to the Pacific voyage in 2001. He also presents his talk on preparing and equipping a boat for blue water passage and the disciplines of offshore passage making.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 2003
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