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Crossing Over

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Tragic Sinking Delivers Weather Lessons • FORECASTERS COULD NOT PREDICT THE WEATHER EVENT THAT SANK BAYESIAN, BUT THERE WERE ENOUGH CLUES FOR THE CREW TO BE PREPARED

Channel of Controversy • A FATAL CRASH IN CONNECTICUT LEAVES LOCALS CALLING FOR CHANGE, AND OFFICIALS ASKING BOATERS TO RESPECT AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Reducing the Carbs • YEARS OF EFFORT PRECEDED THIS PILOT PROGRAM AT A FLORIDA MARINA WHERE BOATERS CAN FILL UP THEIR TANKS WITH A PARTIALLY RENEWABLE MARINE FUEL

The Right Moves • SEAMANSHIP IS A LIFELONG EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. START WITH THE BASICS AND BUILD FROM THERE

Diesel Power Redefined • SCANIA’S LATEST ENTRY INTO THE RECREATIONAL DIESEL MARKET IS A GAME CHANGER

Enhanced Ergonomics • PURSUIT DREW ON CUSTOMER FEEDBACK WHEN DESIGNING THE OS 325 OFFSHORE

Miss America IX

When in Sweden • Midsummer days are memorable in the Gothenburg archipelago aboard the Nimbus 495 Flybridge

TRULY RESURGENT • This husband-and-wife team rebuilt a 1984 Nauset 35 with a lot of gumption, a good bit of help and a driving desire to get back on the water

MAKING MINE METAL • Overshadowed by fibreglass for 50 years, aluminum is a first-class boatbuilding material, and it’s making a comeback

With a Little Help From His Friends • To build a custom 40-foot sailboat on a tight deadline, Artisan Boatworks’ owner Alec Brainerd turned to his talented crew and an army of specialists

Fall Decommissioning • THE MORE YOU DO TO PREVENT WINTER PROBLEMS, THE LESS YOU’LL HAVE TO DO IN THE SPRING TO GO BOATING

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