Monthly Archives: November 2014

Hunter 29.5

Hunter 29.5
Our Hunter 29.5 is the "all around" sailboat. Not too big and not too small. We have sailed them up the East Coast as far North as NYC and have spent months in the Florida Keys. It's a very different design with only one door on the head compartment, all the rest is open giving maximum room.
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

As an ASA sailing instructor, previous Scout waterfront leader and general outdoorsman I was shocked by this article. Not by what it said, because it makes immense sense, but the fact that all the references that we use to ply our trade of shaping Captains doesn't even address drowning. In fact the ASA states there are…
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Junk in the trunk? How about in the fuel tank?…

On our way to Belize from St Petersburg in September we had a problem. North of Cuba the engine stopped. Tim went below thinking it was clogged filters. Well, not so bad, got the engine reprimed and started. Good until we rounded the Western tip of Cuba and clobbered by a Tropic Wave we saw…
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Former USCG Rescue Swimmer on Offshore Safety

What happens when things go bump in the night? Mario Vittone, former USCG Rescue swimmer addresses some of these issues to the Caribbean 1500 rally folks.  Click here for some highlights of his hour-long talk from www.worldcruising.com   “Every incident offshore could have been prevented before they ever left the dock. It’s all about preparation.…
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