Empty rigged for sailing 47" Beneteau found drifing off Fla. coast. No one aboard. Coast guard seems not yet to have thought about looking onbaord for...

I just recently subscribed to a few sailboat/cruiser oriented news groups. Within hours of joining and posting on this site I began receiving those bogus...

Old Barracky the Rooster: John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets,' and ten roosters to fertilize...

August In the Abacos Not quite as alliterative as June in the Jumentos (where we weren't, anyway!), but it's the best I could do :{)) When we last were...

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_n_palm_beach_county/people-help-push-sailboat-back-out-to-sea -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at...

Hi. Anyone got any tips on a good insurer for a cruising sailboat? Planning on East Coast from Florida up to NY over a year. After that, over to Ireland but...

The RNC's $900,000 'confidentiality provision' While the headlines are emphasizing the RNC's anemic fundraising numbers: The Republican National...

Is everyone out cruising without an internet connection? Even Wilbur? Amazing.

http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2010-08-20&dayid=469 L8R Skip, loving the Bahamas, even in summer -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying...

Science vs God "Let me explain the problem science has with religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his...

Prior to Chelsea's wedding July 31st, Hillary wanted to play the perfect Mom. She asked Chelsea , "have you had sex with Marc?" Chelsea said, "Not according...

There's an ad that often appears in Cruising World for Neil Pryde Sails, the boat is an old gaffer, the mast is a long way forward and the main is very large...

Broke a gear on one of my Barlow 27 st winches. Looking for a replacement winch or one for parts. Thanks Tim

I'm going to clean my sails at home. They are from a 42 ft ketch. What's is the best solution to clean them in. What not to use?? What brush to used?? Any...

On 29 June, 15:55, John Navas wrote: On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:34:42 +0100, in , Alan...

On 28 June, 21:45, Terje Mathisen "terje.mathisen at tmsw.no" wrote: Alan Browne wrote: It's so easy to **** on the spark of a good idea and so hard...

On 28 June, 05:10, Harald Hanche-Olsen wrote: + "Wilbur Hubbard" : Tide charts usually display...

Wilbur, I'm glad that Richard helped you recoup your normal level of brilliance. As already replied, we do take tides into account, it being one of many...

On 27 June, 20:29, Richard Owlett wrote: are tides accounted for? ???????????????? Is there a sanity check ANYwhere in this...

On 26 June, 14:29, IanM wrote: alt.sailing.asa xpost dropped in the hope of having a reasoned technical discussion...