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  1. Marine VHF Weather Forecasts
  2. Pure and Simple Sailing
  3. Seven Knots You Can't Live Without
  4. Are the Kids on a Sabbatical?
  5. Safety Harnesses and Tethers
  6. Control the Wicked Boom
  7. VHF Radio: Usage and Etiquette
  8. The Joy of Night Sailing
  9. Reading Flow and Making Adjustments
  10. Nature Never Disappoints When Cruising
  11. A Few GPS Basics
  12. New Escape
  13. Last Sail of the Season
  14. Superstitions at Sea
  15. The Soul of a Catboat
  16. Safety Check
  17. Sailing Standards
  18. Learning in Luxury
  19. Other People's Boats
  20. Crew's Seabag
  21. Sailing with Children: The First Day
  22. Aids to Navigation
  23. Dead but Not Deceased
  24. A Pocket-Sized Adventure
  25. The First Day Trip
  26. The Art and Science of Fendering
  27. Understanding and Using the Magnetic Compass
  28. Sailing with Both Ears
  29. The First Overnight
  30. Dream Sailing
  31. Cedric and Sylvia Save Martha
  32. The First Cruise
  33. Sail Trim
  34. Cedric and Sylvia—A Case of Mistaken Identity
  35. How to Find a Good Sailing School for Your Child
  36. The Balance of Hull and Sails
  37. Hull Speed Demystified
  38. Rendezvous at Shelter Island
  39. Cedric and Sylvia—Be Neat
  40. Spinnaker Fundamentals
  41. Should Children Race?
  42. Cedric and Sylvia Learn a Lesson
  43. Teaching Yourself to Sail
  44. The Lowly Boat Pole
  45. Equipment for Ocean Sailing
  46. Sailing School versus Captain
  47. Children on Board
  48. Cedric and Sylvia—Dealing with Changes
  49. Principles of Sailing
  50. The Lee-Bow Effect
  51. Cedric Is Bored
  52. Docking in a Slip
  53. Setting Up Reefing Tackle
  54. The Motions of Sailing
  55. The Year in Sailing
  56. A Stranger in the River
  57. A New Global Champion
  58. Time and the Evolution of Longitude
  59. The First Sailing Trip
  60. A Little Night Magic
  61. Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
  62. Family Chartering
  63. Mainsail Trimming
  64. Using A Whisker Pole
  65. The Cerebral Sport
  66. Learning to Sail
  67. Docking Advice
  68. That Heeling Feeling
  69. Newport's Beauty School
  70. The Right Age to Go Sailing
  71. Baby on Board
  72. Loose-Footed Mainsails
  73. Capsized Boat
  74. Sailing Lessons
  75. Plotting Equipment
  76. Setting up the Mainsail
  77. How Other Sailors Learned
  78. Chartering Experience
  79. Finding a Ride South
  80. Right of Way
  81. Minimizing the Heel
  82. Understanding Weather Helm
  83. Long-Distance Crewing Jobs
  84. Rules of the Road
  85. Why We Give Thanks
  86. Lee Shores
  87. Centerboard Tradeoffs
  88. Off-Season Sailing Seminars
  89. The Year in Sailing (2001)
  90. Navigation Basics
  91. Learning to Sail
  92. Dagglewrimples and Cuddlestocks
  93. Taming the Daysailer
  94. Sharing the Waters
  95. Sandbar vs. Sandbore
  96. Pretty Routine—A Sailor's Definition
  97. Jesse Martin Interview
  98. Coast Guard Licenses
  99. Taking Magnetic Bearings
  100. Raising the Mainsail
  101. Racing Rules, Part Two
  102. Throwing a Dock Line
  103. Reading a Windex
  104. Flying the Flag
  105. A Timely Remembrance
  106. Instructor Certification
  107. Using a Spinnaker Snuffer
  108. Leech Line
  109. Dropping the Headsail Single-Handed
  110. Understanding Apparent Wind
  111. Learn to Sail in a Dinghy
  112. Performing in Light Air
  113. Maneuvering under Power
  114. Sailing Basics
  115. Daysailing Essentials
  116. Anchoring Control
  117. Actualizing the Sailor Within
  118. First Sail of the Season
  119. The Particulars of Rafting Up
  120. Dealing with Seasickness
  121. Docking with Grace and Skill
  122. How to Slow Down and Stop
  123. Touching Bottom
  124. Looking Up
  125. Welcome Aboard!
  126. Before Hoisting the Halyard
  127. Sailing Etiquette
  128. This is an Article for the Buyers Guide
  129. Cruising the Classifieds
  130. Basic Thoughts on Tides
  131. Rules of the Road
  132. Treating Common Onboard Injuries
  133. When Docking, Easy Does It
  134. Cold Weather Clothing
  135. The Coming Season
  136. The First Sail
  137. Trailer Sailing
  138. The Basics of Reefing
  139. Dead Reckoning Calculations
  140. When Docking, Easy Does It
  141. General Navigation Techniques
  142. Better Than Bowlines
  143. Turning Passengers into Crew
  144. Trailering Your Boat
  145. All About Charts
  146. All About Charts, Part Two
  147. The Sailor in Winter
  148. Understanding Cordage
  149. Boat Etiquette
  150. Sea Terms and Phrases
  151. Wind Orientation
  152. Learning to Share
  153. Dealing with bridges
  154. Navigating locks