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A Sense of Wonder
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eReader Primer
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Swallows and Amazons
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Thinking Like Leonardo
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Lamade’s Sunday Grit
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My History Is America’s
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Greenwich: Where Time Begins
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Your Ticket to Rome’s cultural treasures
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An Affordable Way to Sail
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Newport in the Winter
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Mighty Susquehanna
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Finding a Small Boat
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A Sense of Wonder
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Don't Miss the Boat Shows
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsMIAMI BEACH – The traffic had stalled on Collins Avenue, also known as A1A. Drivers didn’t seem to mind; their eyes were glued on the mega yachts moored in the nearby canal, part of the Miami International Boat Show at the Sea Isle Marina. Sailboats, including... -
Too Cold in New England?
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsANNAPOLIS, MD – If winter winds on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island aren’t your cup of tea, then consider heading south to the Chesapeake Bay and spend a weekend in historic Annapolis, Md. Founded in 1649, Annapolis once served as the capital of the United States... -
eReader Primer
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe eBook is emerging as a true friend of the reader: they’re useful, entertaining and you can have thousands on your virtual bookcase without taking up valuable space. If you don’t know much about eBooks, this is a primer. An e-book reader, also called an... -
Knots and Do Nots
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsThere’s value in sailors learning how to properly tie a knot because a bad thing can happen with poorly tied knots: The boat could drift away. A short walk down a long pier on Cayuga Lake revealed an assortment of knot-tying techniques, mostly sloppy and dangerous.... -
Trailer Sailing in the Northeast
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsLiving in Northcentral Pennsylvania is advantageous for land-locked sailors. In addition to several large lakes and reservoirs nearby, boaters can use the Finger Lakes of New York. Trailering a boat from Williamsport to the Finger Lakes is easier than it sounds. It’s little more than a... -
Hobie Makes Kayaking Fun for All
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsHobie, a leading catamaran design company, has expanded and introduced a new line of sit-on-top kayaks, fishing kayaks and float cats. An interesting boat for use on local creeks, lakes and the Susquehanna is the pedal-driven Hobie Mirage Kayak. The equinox in March afforded local boaters... -
What Is Daysailing?
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsDaysailing, also called dinghy cruising, has been described as “a magical way of exploring new coastlines and experiencing nature at close quarters.” You don’t have to wait until the bank account is full and until you have plenty of time for sailing to enjoy a daysail... -
Swallows and Amazons
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsBarbecued Billygoats! You mean you haven’t read Swallows and Amazons or any of the other books in the 12-volume series? Technically, we’re all supposed to read these books when we’re children, but if you haven’t don’t worry — you’ll still enjoy messing about in boats... -
Learn to Sail
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsWe made the decision to learn how to sail and to purchase a sailboat in 2005 so we took Basic Keelboat (BKB 101) sailing lessons with Flagship Sailing in Clearwater, Florida. Captain Gardner Lloyd taught us the fundamentals aboard a Catalina 22. We learned to hoist... -
Cut the Hoopdedoodle
Posted on February 7, 2010 | No CommentsElmore Leonard’s Rules for Writing Don’t write what the reader will skip over anyhow. Never open your book with weather. Never begin with a prologue Never describe the physical look of a character in such great detail it takes away from the reader’s...