Cruising World – August 2019

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We had covered

100 miles in 33

hours, 600 miles in

nine days, two of

them at anchor, with

many more sleep-de-

prived nights than

ocean passages

thousands of miles

longer. I was a tired

old man.

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Contents

August/September 2019

ON THE COVER

A blue sky and brisk breeze makes for happy sailing on a

summer day off Camden, Maine.

Photo by JH Peterson

46 CALIFORNIA CRUISING

Forget the mad dash south, slow down and enjoy the wonders that

await between the Golden Gate and Baja.

By Suzy Carmody

54 THIN WATER BIG SUNSHINE

A couple discovers there’s plenty of peace and quiet on the coastal

waters of Florida’s bustling west coast.

By David Kilmer

60 A DASH BETWEEN

HURRICANES

Powerful ocean storms bookend a solo coastal voyage to a small-boat

celebration on Chesapeake Bay.

By Webb Chiles

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Editor’s Log

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Underway

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On Watch

34

Waypoints

38

Special Report

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Sailor Profi le

94

Chartering News

130

Off Watch

HANDS-ON SAILOR

69

Launching

the Dream

Planning and patience

pay off for East Coast

sailors headed south.

By Andrew Burton

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Building a New

Front Door

Inspiration strikes

while repairing a

leaking hatch.

By Roger Hughes

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Power Me Up

Get the most bang for

your battery bucks.

By Ed Sherman

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It Ate My Zinc!

Understand the likely

causes of corrosion.

Monthly Maintenance

By Steve D’Antonio

BOATS & GEAR

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Length and

Breadth

The Hanse 548 lives

colossally large.

By Herb McCormick

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Heroic Effort

A legacy endures with

the Wauquiez Pilot

Saloon 42.

By Herb McCormick

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Celebrating

Hydrophobia

Layer up for cool and

wet fall sailing.

By David Schmidt

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