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  1. Advice to an Offshore First-Timer
  2. Remembering Bill Tripp
  3. Loose Foot vs. Attached—What's Best?
  4. To Have and To Hold (anchoring)
  5. Details from a Delivery
  6. Can You Buy Safety?
  7. Trimming Your Asymmetrical Spinnaker
  8. Inside the Asymmetrical Spinnaker
  9. Lightning Strike!
  10. Gulf Stream Tracking
  11. Sea Terms and Phrases
  12. Boat Etiquette
  13. Advanced Electronic Charting
  14. All About Charts, Part Two
  15. All About Charts
  16. Signal Flags
  17. Avoiding Heavy Weather
  18. Mastering the Med Moor
  19. Understanding Time for Navigation
  20. Deadly Serious about Booms
  21. Turning Passengers into Crew
  22. Shifting Gears Upwind, Part Two
  23. Blown Away
  24. Better Than Bowlines
  25. Tow or Salvage?
  26. General Navigation Techniques
  27. Reflections on Cruising Instruments
  28. Working in a Bosun's Chair
  29. When Docking, Easy Does It
  30. In Praise of the RDF
  31. Headsail Reefing Basics
  32. Rethinking Sinking
  33. Corrections to Sextant Observations
  34. Hurricane Watch
  35. Eye in the Sky
  36. The Second Anchor
  37. Flying the Flag
  38. Basic Celestial Concepts
  39. Shifting Gears in Light and Variable Wind
  40. The Dangers of Cruising, Part Two
  41. Protecting Ourselves from the Elements
  42. Cruising without an Engine
  43. Navigation Phases
  44. The Folklore of Weather
  45. Lightning Examined
  46. Critters Aboard
  47. Dead Reckoning Calculations
  48. Rounding Cape Hatteras
  49. The Human Factor
  50. The Basics of Reefing
  51. Waves and Boat Stability
  52. Lines of Position, Bearings, and Fixes
  53. Preparing an Abandon-Ship Bag
  54. Rogue Waves
  55. The Art and Science of Standing Watch
  56. Using Tidal Current Tables
  57. Surface Weather Overview
  58. Using Two Anchors
  59. Treating Common Onboard Injuries
  60. Encounters of the Large Kind
  61. The Long Way Back, Part Three
  62. The Importance of DR
  63. Negotiating Bridges
  64. Rules of the Road
  65. Mediterranean Mooring
  66. One Source for Weather?
  67. Tacking and Jibing a Multihull
  68. Basic Thoughts on Tides
  69. Tidal Mysteries
  70. Power from Above—the Jet Stream
  71. Using Tide Tables
  72. Nature's Cruising Schedule
  73. Sinking at the Dock
  74. Wind, Waves, and Sailors
  75. The Perfect Anchor Rode
  76. Touching Bottom
  77. Cruiser's Medical Plan
  78. Understanding Rogue Waves
  79. The Path to Lightning Protection
  80. The Beauty of the Jury Rig
  81. Understanding Tidal Currents
  82. How to Slow Down and Stop
  83. Dealing with Extreme Weather
  84. Planning the First Ocean Passage
  85. Hurricane Season
  86. The Power of the Kedge
  87. Fire on Board!
  88. The Science of Hurricanes
  89. Modern Crew Overboard Rescues
  90. Transiting the Panama Canal
  91. Docking with Grace and Skill
  92. Light Lists, Lighthouses, and Visible Ranges
  93. Dealing with Seasickness
  94. The Wonders of Radar
  95. First Sail of the Season
  96. Running Fixes
  97. Sending Out a Mayday
  98. Let’s Hear it for the Buoys
  99. Repacking the Liferaft
  100. Seven Fun Ways to Anchor
  101. Pump it Out
  102. Working With the Stars—Celestial Navigation
  103. Anchoring Control
  104. Choosing Charts
  105. Resolving Onboard Conflicts
  106. Sailing Myth and Reality
  107. At Odds with the Weather Gods
  108. Testing Your Sail Trim Knowledge
  109. The Delicate Art of Preventing Seasickness
  110. Dangerous Seafood
  111. Captains and Admirals
  112. Sail Repair 101
  113. Sailing Basics
  114. Leaving the Marina with Grace and Panache
  115. The Third Essential
  116. The Amazing Albatross
  117. Is the Red Sea Red?
  118. The Chemistry of Leadership
  119. Choosing Anchors, Rodes, and Windlasses
  120. Fire Aboard
  121. Beyond the Bucket Brigade
  122. It's Gift Time
  123. Expecting the Unexpected
  124. Is There any Seamanship in the America's Cup?
  125. Understanding Apparent Wind
  126. The Wreck of the Portland
  127. Downwind Passagemaking
  128. Crossing a Harbor Bar
  129. Taking Action in Emergencies
  130. Avoiding Collisions at Sea—A Proactive Approach
  131. Anchoring in Small Spaces
  132. Sailing Under the Storm Trysail
  133. The Other Man
  134. Lightning Protection Techniques
  135. On Board E-Mail
  136. Offshore Crewing Basics
  137. General or Specific Charts
  138. Storm Tactics
  139. Dumping on Sailors
  140. Retrieving Unconscious COB
  141. Understanding Rescue Methods
  142. Adjusting the Backstay
  143. Taking Magnetic Bearings
  144. GPS Charts
  145. The Greatest Navigator
  146. Which Watch is Best?
  147. Crew Overboard
  148. Handling under Bare Poles
  149. Medical Issues for Cruisers Part One
  150. The Psychology of Hurricanes
  151. Double—Heading
  152. Using a Drifter
  153. Running Lights
  154. Sailing to Save the World
  155. Dog Watch Defined?
  156. Splice vs. Knot
  157. SailNet’s Summer Reading List
  158. Devising a Better Bilge Pump
  159. Global Sailing Routes
  160. Headsail Trimming Basics
  161. The Mechanics of Mooring
  162. Tornadoes and the VOR
  163. Watch Keeping Advice
  164. Seamanship and the VOR
  165. Optimizing Your Downwind Performance
  166. Prepare for the Unexpected
  167. Navigating with Radar
  168. Reducing Propwalk
  169. Weather for 'Round-the-World Sailing
  170. In Search of Sea Room
  171. Help! We're Sinking!
  172. After the Storm
  173. Emergency Steering
  174. Offshore Safety Made Simple
  175. The Sea's Living Lore
  176. Sailing With a Master Mariner
  177. Barnacle Poisoning?
  178. Adjustable Sheet Leads
  179. Using a Cow Hitch
  180. Routing Principles Redefined
  181. Thoughts on COB Retrieval
  182. Sea Snakes
  183. Against the Odds
  184. Navigation Basics
  185. Maintaining Safety Gear
  186. The Philosophy of Cross-Training
  187. The Great Windlass Debate
  188. Overboard Emergencies
  189. Understanding Weather Helm
  190. Defining the Doldrums
  191. Good Planning and Bad Planning
  192. SSB Radio Grounds
  193. Beware October 20
  194. Grounded by Gloria
  195. West Coast Journey
  196. Communications Made Easy
  197. That Damn Tide
  198. Flying the Flag
  199. Navigational Share Ware
  200. Ingredients for a Good Leader
  201. Plotting Equipment
  202. Surviving on Salt Water
  203. Philippine Routing Dilemma
  204. Sailing Around the World
  205. The Crew Members' Manifesto
  206. Caribbean Wind Strategy
  207. Comparing Storm Tactics
  208. The Perils of Piracy
  209. The Mental Game of Seamanship
  210. SWF Seeks Crew
  211. Satellite Weather Images
  212. Assessing Weather via Satellite
  213. Offshore Perils
  214. Surviving the Collision
  215. Betting it All on EPIRBs
  216. Handheld GPS Overview
  217. WAAS and GPS
  218. Contemplating Hurricane Season
  219. Monitoring Weather
  220. Spring Safety Measures
  221. A Sailor's Guide to the Gods
  222. Offshore Communications
  223. The Value of Leadership Offshore
  224. Crew Medical Training
  225. How We Define Seaworthy
  226. Understanding High-Pressure Systems
  227. A Broader Perspective on Sailing
  228. Houseboating Down the Mississippi
  229. Mainsail Twist for Waves
  230. The Making of True Master Mariner
  231. HAM Antennas
  232. An Island in the Stream
  233. A Nearly Doomed Delivery
  234. Having It Both Ways
  235. The Environmentally Aware Sailor
  236. The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
  237. Considering the Cyclone Season Options
  238. Setting Up Reefing Tackle
  239. The Not-So-Cruel Sea
  240. Sources for Weather Information
  241. Low-Pressure Systems
  242. Safety Essentials
  243. Crew Members Nicknames
  244. Performance Basics for Routing
  245. Reading Weather Fax Charts
  246. Compass Rose Navigation
  247. Crew Safety Briefing—Part Two
  248. Faster than the Wind
  249. High-Frequency Radio Basics
  250. Weather Information Sources