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  1. Navigating with Radar
  2. Prepare for the Unexpected
  3. Optimizing Your Downwind Performance
  4. Seamanship and the VOR
  5. Tornadoes and the VOR
  6. Watch Keeping Advice
  7. The Mechanics of Mooring
  8. Headsail Trimming Basics
  9. Global Sailing Routes
  10. Devising a Better Bilge Pump
  11. SailNet’s Summer Reading List
  12. Splice vs. Knot
  13. Dog Watch Defined?
  14. Running Lights
  15. Sailing to Save the World
  16. Using a Drifter
  17. Double—Heading
  18. The Psychology of Hurricanes
  19. Medical Issues for Cruisers Part One
  20. Handling under Bare Poles
  21. Crew Overboard
  22. Which Watch is Best?
  23. The Greatest Navigator
  24. GPS Charts
  25. Taking Magnetic Bearings
  26. Adjusting the Backstay
  27. Understanding Rescue Methods
  28. Retrieving Unconscious COB
  29. Dumping on Sailors
  30. Storm Tactics
  31. General or Specific Charts
  32. Offshore Crewing Basics
  33. On Board E-Mail
  34. Lightning Protection Techniques
  35. The Other Man
  36. Sailing Under the Storm Trysail
  37. Anchoring in Small Spaces
  38. Avoiding Collisions at Sea—A Proactive Approach
  39. Taking Action in Emergencies
  40. Crossing a Harbor Bar
  41. Downwind Passagemaking
  42. The Wreck of the Portland
  43. Understanding Apparent Wind
  44. Is There any Seamanship in the America's Cup?
  45. Expecting the Unexpected
  46. It's Gift Time
  47. Beyond the Bucket Brigade
  48. Fire Aboard
  49. Choosing Anchors, Rodes, and Windlasses
  50. The Chemistry of Leadership
  51. Is the Red Sea Red?
  52. The Amazing Albatross
  53. The Third Essential
  54. Leaving the Marina with Grace and Panache
  55. Sailing Basics
  56. Sail Repair 101
  57. Captains and Admirals
  58. Dangerous Seafood
  59. The Delicate Art of Preventing Seasickness
  60. Testing Your Sail Trim Knowledge
  61. At Odds with the Weather Gods
  62. Sailing Myth and Reality
  63. Resolving Onboard Conflicts
  64. Choosing Charts
  65. Anchoring Control
  66. Working With the Stars—Celestial Navigation
  67. Pump it Out
  68. Seven Fun Ways to Anchor
  69. Repacking the Liferaft
  70. Let’s Hear it for the Buoys
  71. Sending Out a Mayday
  72. Running Fixes
  73. First Sail of the Season
  74. The Wonders of Radar
  75. Dealing with Seasickness
  76. Light Lists, Lighthouses, and Visible Ranges
  77. Docking with Grace and Skill
  78. Transiting the Panama Canal
  79. Modern Crew Overboard Rescues
  80. The Science of Hurricanes
  81. Fire on Board!
  82. The Power of the Kedge
  83. Hurricane Season
  84. Planning the First Ocean Passage
  85. Dealing with Extreme Weather
  86. How to Slow Down and Stop
  87. Understanding Tidal Currents
  88. The Beauty of the Jury Rig
  89. The Path to Lightning Protection
  90. Understanding Rogue Waves
  91. Cruiser's Medical Plan
  92. Touching Bottom
  93. The Perfect Anchor Rode
  94. Wind, Waves, and Sailors
  95. Sinking at the Dock
  96. Nature's Cruising Schedule
  97. Using Tide Tables
  98. Power from Above—the Jet Stream
  99. Tidal Mysteries
  100. Basic Thoughts on Tides
  101. Tacking and Jibing a Multihull
  102. One Source for Weather?
  103. Mediterranean Mooring
  104. Rules of the Road
  105. Negotiating Bridges
  106. The Importance of DR
  107. The Long Way Back, Part Three
  108. Encounters of the Large Kind
  109. Treating Common Onboard Injuries
  110. Using Two Anchors
  111. Surface Weather Overview
  112. Using Tidal Current Tables
  113. The Art and Science of Standing Watch
  114. Rogue Waves
  115. Preparing an Abandon-Ship Bag
  116. Lines of Position, Bearings, and Fixes
  117. Waves and Boat Stability
  118. The Basics of Reefing
  119. The Human Factor
  120. Rounding Cape Hatteras
  121. Dead Reckoning Calculations
  122. Critters Aboard
  123. Lightning Examined
  124. The Folklore of Weather
  125. Navigation Phases
  126. Cruising without an Engine
  127. Protecting Ourselves from the Elements
  128. The Dangers of Cruising, Part Two
  129. Shifting Gears in Light and Variable Wind
  130. Basic Celestial Concepts
  131. Flying the Flag
  132. The Second Anchor
  133. Eye in the Sky
  134. Hurricane Watch
  135. Corrections to Sextant Observations
  136. Rethinking Sinking
  137. Headsail Reefing Basics
  138. In Praise of the RDF
  139. When Docking, Easy Does It
  140. Working in a Bosun's Chair
  141. Reflections on Cruising Instruments
  142. General Navigation Techniques
  143. Tow or Salvage?
  144. Better Than Bowlines
  145. Blown Away
  146. Shifting Gears Upwind, Part Two
  147. Turning Passengers into Crew
  148. Deadly Serious about Booms
  149. Understanding Time for Navigation
  150. Mastering the Med Moor
  151. Avoiding Heavy Weather
  152. Signal Flags
  153. All About Charts
  154. All About Charts, Part Two
  155. Advanced Electronic Charting
  156. Boat Etiquette
  157. Sea Terms and Phrases
  158. Gulf Stream Tracking
  159. Lightning Strike!
  160. Inside the Asymmetrical Spinnaker
  161. Trimming Your Asymmetrical Spinnaker
  162. Can You Buy Safety?
  163. Details from a Delivery
  164. To Have and To Hold (anchoring)
  165. Loose Foot vs. Attached—What's Best?
  166. Remembering Bill Tripp
  167. Advice to an Offshore First-Timer