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Nautitech 40 Open Review

Posted on November 7, 2019November 8, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Reviews and Previews2 Replies

Immediately next door to the Excess 12 (reviewed last week) at the 2019 United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis Maryland was the Bavaria/Nautitech 40 Open and 46 Open. We spent some time with Flo Tarjan of Aeroyacht in Stonybrook, NY on Long Island taking a tour of both yachts. She was fairly insightful having raised…

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Excess 12 Review

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Reviews and Previews2 Replies

A few weeks ago we visited the 2019 United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis Maryland. Over the course of two days, Saturday and Sunday, we visited a variety of boats. Day one was focused on catamarans and we started the day on the new Excess 12 from Groupe Beneteau. So, sit back and enjoy our…

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Visiting the Annapolis Sailboat Show

Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Adventures, Reviews and Previews1 Reply

Getting There We drove our motorcoach down to Annapolis Columbus day weekend for the 2019 United States Sailboat Show. We discussed in the past two posts the various boats we were interested in looking at while we were there. So here goes our recap of visiting the Annapolis sailboat show. For starters, the show typically…

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Rewiring the Mast

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in How To, Upgrades2 Replies

Preparation When Belle came home with us, she had well-weathered wiring hanging out of the bottom of the mast. The steaming light wires were loose and stripped, as to be wire nutted to the loose and stripped wires poking out of the cabin roof. The VHF wire insulation cracked and the sheild partially showing. We…

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2019 United States Sailboat Show Preview Part 2 – Monohulls

Posted on October 4, 2019October 4, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Reviews and Previews2 Replies

So were going to take one last RV trip for the season in a few week’s time. Were taking the motorhome down to Annapolis Maryland for the 2019 United States Sailboat Show. This is one of the biggest sailing specific boat shows in the world. They hold the show in Annapolis every year to showcase…

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Why You Still Need Paper Charts

Posted on October 4, 2019October 4, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Nautical BlabberLeave a Reply

In a day where any smartphone can be a competent chart plotter, why do sailers still need to have, and be competent at navigating with, paper charts? Admittedly, there are plenty of times where charts of any kind just aren’t needed. For example, a lobsterman who has been fishing the same bay for thirty years…

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2019 United States Sailboat Show Preview Part 1 – Catamarans

Posted on October 3, 2019October 4, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Reviews and PreviewsLeave a Reply

So were going to take one last RV trip for the season in a few week’s time. Were taking the motorhome down to Annapolis Maryland for the 2019 United States Sailboat Show. This is one of the biggest sailing specific boat shows in the world. They hold the show in Annapolis every year to showcase…

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Making a Gin Pole

Posted on September 27, 2019October 4, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in How To, UpgradesLeave a Reply

When we first got Belle home, my brother and I immediately stepped the mast to see if all the rigging worked. The first thing we noticed was the rear mast rest that came with the boat was just a bit too close to the tabernacle. What I mean is that the mast would not balance…

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Car Loans, While We’re At It

Posted on September 24, 2019October 4, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Practical Advice/PontificatingLeave a Reply

Coincidence is a funny thing. I just posted an article on boat loans and then today while sipping my morning coffee and skimming Facebook, I see an article from Car and Driver summarizing the annual AAA vehicle ownership study. Apparently, AAA has been conducting this study since 1950. In short, new car ownership rose in…

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Boat Loans

Posted on September 24, 2019October 4, 2019Author Skipper JeffPosted in Nautical Blabber, Practical Advice/PontificatingLeave a Reply

An even starting point If you read our last article on how much boat you can afford, you will already know my position on borrowing money. What you may not know, is just how much money boat loans will cost you. There is a reason why banks have such large buildings in high rent city…

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