Mail Buoy – November 2020
A Condemnation of the Chipper While reading the latest Dogwatch, I followed a link to Rob...
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News from the Helm – November 2020
Three New Legends In 1906, Thomas Fleming Day founded the Bermuda Race with the revolutionary aim...
Read MoreA Battery for Every Need
We were preparing for our spring cruise and going over our on-board dry-cell battery inventory....
Read MoreSeasickness Prevention
Tips from a world-cruising fellow sufferer It never fails. Every time we get into a discussion...
Read MoreClamping Up
Edson Marine clearly has an eye for what the market needs, adding to its products a garden hose connector fitting made by Banjo, one of the best-known manufacturers of this style of fitting. It’s an industrial-grade, cam-lock...
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In my experience, quick-release fire extinguisher mounting clasps are cheaply made and easily...
Read MoreSailors, Interrupted
At Highland Yacht Club in Toronto, two of the last three years’ sailing seasons were cut short by...
Read MoreSwimming Lesson
“There you are! Are you out for a sail, or out for a swim?” With these thoughtful words, a...
Read MoreBunky’s Last Sail
In the August edition of The Dogwatch, we published Janie Meneely’s wonderful poem about Nasty...
Read MoreMail Buoy – October 2020
Offense Taken While I appreciate the idea of the umbrella for creating easy cockpit shade...
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