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Apr. 15, 2021

Your Boat’s Spring Cleaning

The wait is almost over…it’s just about time to pull off those winter boat covers and set sail into the warmer season! Whether you’re just getting started in the ASA 101 course or you regularly cruise in your own vessel, learning to properly care for a sailboat is an important and necessary skill to have. Read More >
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May. 31, 2011

Voyaging with Velella: Holidays with a Marine Head

Continuing the Voyaging with Velella series by ASA writer-at-large Meghan Cleary. Meghan, her fiance Prescott, and their kitten Nessie have just finished a 6-month cruise in Mexico and are now sailing the Pacific Northwest. or, “Oh, I thought you said LABOR day!” We’ve lived aboard for almost two years now, and during that time have fixed almost every single thing Read More >
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