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