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Nord2AK: Nordhavn's 2016 Rendezvous
The seeds were planted in 2012. We had been cruising for several weeks in the remote waters of northern British Columbia, where it isn’t unusual to go for several days without seeing another boat. Then surprisingly, two other Nordhavns sailed into Sea Otter Cove where we were anchored on the west side of Vancouver Island.
4 min |
November/December 2016
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Cuban Sojourn
The second part of a journey along Cuba’s northern coast.
10 min |
November/December 2016
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Shop Talk
Daniel Harper Q&A Founder & CEO of Siren Marine talks with us about how marine products are beginning to take advantage of onboard data.
5 min |
September 2017
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Bye, Bye, Birdie #5
The Need for Speed
5 min |
September 2017
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On The Water Duffield 58
It’s not every day that a brand-new 58-foot performance trawler appears on the marketplace radar, but that seems to have happened with the debut of the Duffield 58 Motoryacht.
4 min |
September 2017
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Castro's Mystery Motoryacht
Gianma and the voyage that changed the world.
10+ min |
September 2017
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Bye, Bye, Birdie #6
A Star to Steer Her By.
4 min |
October 2017
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Glass Living
Testing the Modern and Versatile Okean 50.
8 min |
March 2018
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Navionics Spearheads Post-Irma Re-Mapping Effort
Boaters Can Contribute Cartography And Debris/Wreck Locations.
5 min |
March 2018
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Coping With Fog
Dealing With One of the Most Dangerous Elements of Seamanship.
7 min |
January/February 2017
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Troubleshooter
What’s The Deal With Stainless Steel?
6 min |
July/August 2017
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Tour de Force
Onboard a Russian Icebreaker in the High Arctic.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
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The Varnished Truth
Exterior wood on a fiberglass boat adds a touch of warmth, tradition, and style that cannot be duplicated any other way.
7 min |
March 2017
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New Ironsides
Imagining, designing, and building a south pass 60, part one.Picking a paint color for your custom 60-foot trawler to match the top of a Rustoleum spray can is not normally the way it’s done. But in the case of the South Pass 60, Congrio.
9 min |
March 2017
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Electronics
Sonic Vibration: What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
3 min |
April 2017
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Seamanship
BYE BYE BIRDIE # 2 Bathymetric Navigation
4 min |
April 2017
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Bye Bye Birdie #9: Stormy Skies
Up until now in this column we have only considered the potential loss of GPS satellites during a voyage.
8 min |
March 2018
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Hemingway's Muse
Pilar After Decades of Turmoil.
10+ min |
March 2018
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A Proper Little Ship
The Rugged Astra.
9 min |
March 2018
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Gear Products
If you read PassageMaker regularly, chances are pretty good that you’re either an accomplished long-range cruiser, or you’re an aspiring long range cruiser interested in serious coastal trips or transoceanic passages
2 min |
July/August 2017
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Freaks Of Nature
Understanding Rogue—or, Freak—Waves.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
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Dirona Around The World: Rigging
We purchased Dirona, a Nordhavn 52, with a plan for world cruising and rigged the boat with that in mind.
8 min |
July/August 2017
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On The Trail Of Vikings
CROSSING THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON A NO LIMIT 1550.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
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On The Water : Outer Reef 580
Throughout my time working with boats, people have asked me to assign a definition to the word “yacht,” and I’ve always struggled to find a one-size fits-all definition.
3 min |
July/August 2017
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Antarctic Dreams
Understanding the Gem at the Bottom of the World.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
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Crosstalk
Politics today is quite the hot button issue.
3 min |
September 2017
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Through-Hull Fittings And Canaries In Coal Mines
A trawler owner recently contacted us to schedule a routine haul-out and bottom-paint job.
7 min |
September 2017
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High Seas, High Water
In Gale Conditions off the Treacherous Grand Banks, Dirona Takes on Water.
10+ min |
September 2017
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Lobster Boat Legacy
Decades of Yachts Inspired by Timeless Design
9 min |
March 2017
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Hearty Soup And Grilled Flatbread
Soup made from fresh, local ingredients has been nourishing families around the world for thousands of years.
4 min |