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Helping Hands on the Great Loop • AFTER COMPLETING THEIR OWN CRUISE THROUGH AMERICA, A WISCONSIN COUPLE VOLUNTEERED TO BE HARBOR HOSTS FOR OTHER BOATERS DOING THE SAME

Their Grand Plan • HOW ONE COUPLE PREPARED THEIR BOAT FOR A ROBUST PASSAGE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO NEW ZEALAND

Slow Down for Whales, or Else • SOME EAST COAST BOATERS ARE OUTRAGED OVER A PROPOSAL TO REDUCE SPEED TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS TO PROTECT AN ENDANGERED SPECIES

BASIC EPOXY SAFETY PRACTICES FOR DIY BOAT REPAIRS

Farr 50 Pilot House

RAISING THE FLAG(SHIP) • The biggest Pursuit to hit the water yet is a feature-filled yacht designed for cruising adventures

WORTH THE WAIT • After 4 years, an experienced marine outfitter and a retired orthodontist complete an eye-catching 1969 Bertram 31 restomod

GOING with the FLOW • A couple tackles the Race to Alaska with endurance, grit and ingenuity while testing the foundation of their relationship

Style for the Miles • These trawlers couple traditional long-range performance with updated style and panache

CAPABLE CAT • A liveaboard couple discovers that cruising the Great Loop is even more comfortable on a catamaran.

Sea Trade

Krogen 36 Manatee • A COUPLE REFURBISHES A CAPABLE COASTAL CRUISER FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME ON THE GREAT LOOP

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