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<title>Refining Your Downwind Sails</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the plus column, however, once set and drawing, spinnakers can be a beautiful sight to see and the added boat performance always makes it worth the effort.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/160</link>
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<title>Cruising Karma</title>
<description><![CDATA[“It had become clear to me that sailors are connected not just by a love of the sea, but by a willingness to pitch in and assist a boat in need.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/116</link>
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<title>Cruising with Cats is the Cat's Meow</title>
<description><![CDATA[I'm not a cat fanatic. Actually, I've been a dog man all of my life. Sit, stay, rollover. You know, that kind of stuff.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/115</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--Cat Boat Survives Two Hurricanes</title>
<description><![CDATA[“An Atlantic City 24 has an 8,000 lb displacement. At times Gimli lifted off the cradle and was airborne.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/88</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--A Fifth-Grader's Perspective on Sailing</title>
<description><![CDATA[“I have laughed, sang, and prayed on this sailboat, and if one were to come with me to my special place on the ocean it would become their special spot too.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/77</link>
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<title>The Benefits of Crewing</title>
<description><![CDATA[“As important as it is to find a fair and competent skipper, it's equally important to be mindful of acting as competent and even-tempered crew. If you develop a reputation as a skillful sailor with considerate company on the water, the invitations you'll receive will outnumber the days you have available to accept them.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/76</link>
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<title>Favorite Stops Around the World, Part One</title>
<description><![CDATA[“The owners of the Ace Hardware will arrange for the officials to come and clear your boat into the country. We found ourselves easily falling in-step with the gentle nature of these very kind people.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/75</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--A Cautionary Tale for Crew</title>
<description><![CDATA[“The boat finished quickly regardless of the lack of rations, the extra weight, and the old sails.  I attribute this to a great crew that was highly motivated to get off the boat as fast as possible.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/74</link>
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<title>The Windward Leg</title>
<description><![CDATA[Keep in your lane and keep your sails trimmed for optimum performance. It doesn’t take long for gaps to open up between boats, allowing you the opportunity to put your game plan into action.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/73</link>
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<title>Applying Polyurethane</title>
<description><![CDATA[“My regular readers will know that I put beauty at the top of my list of boat-selection criteria. Allowing that beauty to fade causes the relationship between owner and boat to also lose vibrancy.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/72</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--Escape to the Bahamas</title>
<description><![CDATA[“When formulating a plan for a month-long vacation to celebrate my 50th birthday, no other place entered my mind.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat,  8 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/71</link>
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<title>Cruising Innovations</title>
<description><![CDATA[“If you‘ve found yourself continually moving around the cockpit looking for a good spot to sit, but never quite find one free of winches, lines, or cleats poking you in the back, consider fabricating an easy to put in place, easy to stow, roll-up seat that inserts into the grooves of the top sliding hatch in your companionway.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  5 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/70</link>
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<title>Lake Ontario's Secret Spot</title>
<description><![CDATA[“There are islands to sail to and explore, the chance of catching the aurora borealis or Northern Lights at anchor, trout, salmon, and bass to catch, birds to watch and, of course, races to race.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat,  1 Mar 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/69</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--Dry Tortugas Adventure</title>
<description><![CDATA[“We tried to power up and into the wind and tighten the sheets on the flapping genoa but by now the wind had increased to at least 30, gusting 40, and we could not get enough power to get the nose into the wind, so I fell off to steer away from the wind, putting the stern to the storm and surfing down the building seas.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/68</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--A Better Battery System</title>
<description><![CDATA[“As soon as a 12-volt refrigerator is added and the boat is used for more than the occasion weekend campout, the parameters of a boat’s electrical  system need to be expanded.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/67</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--A Better Water Tank</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Having been a submariner for years and seeing the inside of the  potable water tanks on the sub full of algae growing up to two feet long, I wanted a means to be able to view, inspect, clean, and know the  water level of the 32-gallon tank on my boat.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/64</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--When Bad Things Happen to Good Boats</title>
<description><![CDATA[“My latest project involved the installation of a mainsheet traveler to provide better up-wind sailing performance through windward sheeting capabilities. Doesn’t that sound great?”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat,  9 Feb 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/62</link>
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<title>When is More Enough?</title>
<description><![CDATA[“I’ve always enjoyed living frugally and comfortably, and I’m hoping that rather than simply buying a bigger boat, I’m refining my definition of the right boat for my needs. It is an admittedly fine line.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/59</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write--Batteries and Electrical Systems Strategies, Part One</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Here's a hint: manufacturers like Exide make '4D' batteries for both the commercial truck market as well as the marine market, the only difference being the style of terminals on top, yet, the one they sell to the commercial truck market is half the price!”]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/58</link>
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<title>Getting a Good Start</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Figure out where you want to start, fight to get that place, fight to keep it, and in the final few seconds before the gun goes off, get the boat up to speed with some room to leeward for acceleration.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/57</link>
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<title>Cruising With Kids 101</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Our two children Maya and Tristan have lived aboard our boat for most of their lives. Both have never been to elementary or secondary school, yet learning remains a large part of life aboard.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/56</link>
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<title>Guests Aboard</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Our precious stores of good wine and gourmet food, which we’d so diligently collected, dwindled before our despairing eyes.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/55</link>
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<title>Our Sailors Write: Adrift--A Tale of Survival in Almost Open Water</title>
<description><![CDATA[“The motor had been running for no more than five minutes when it started to run rough. I looked back, and was startled to see some fine wisps of smoke coming from the engine.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat,  5 Jan 2008 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/54</link>
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<title>Dragging in Grenada</title>
<description><![CDATA[“My heart pounded in my chest. And all I could think was what do I do? What was I seeing? Our boat wasn’t in the same position we left it.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/52</link>
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<title>A Few Details of Seaworthiness</title>
<description><![CDATA[“Would you rather buy a $12 zinc or a $400 prop? Or perhaps replacing all the thru hulls on your boat sounds appealing? The choice is yours.”]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
<link>http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/50</link>
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