Blue Water Sailing — June-July 2017

(^4) BLUE WATER SAILING • June/July 2017
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JUNE / JULY 2017
6 Captain’s Log
8 Blue Water Dispatches
14 Biewenga Offshore
28 Heather Francis Onboard
48 New & Noteworthy
DEPARTMENTS
50 Chandlery
54 Charter Companies
61 Brokerage
64 Classifieds
66 Broad Reaching-Andrew Cross
22 Cruising Life
On To Cuba
Six friends take in the sights and
sounds of Cuba
by Grace Brookshire
28 World Cruising
Running Dodd Narrows Under Sail
Cover photo: One of the joys of being on a
sailboat is getting off the sailboat!
Photo @shutterstock
by Kate Gilgan
34 Coastal Cruising
Going Coastal to New England
A flotilla cruise from Hampton, Virginia to
Southern New England offers adventure,
new friends and a taste of history
by Curtis Morris, Jr.
38 Fitting Out
Seamanship for Cruisers
Two of the world’s most experienced offshore
sailors and dedicated seamanship educators,
share what they have learned over lifetimes
at sea
by John Neal & Amanda Swan Neal
44 Small Boats
Small Boats, Big Dreams
It is not the size of your boat that matters,
it is the size of your dreams
by George Day
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