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  1. Jet Stream Charts
  2. Gathering and Using Weather Information
  3. Marine VHF Weather Forecasts
  4. Wind Flow in the Tropics
  5. Wind
  6. A Run through the Trades
  7. West to East across the Pond
  8. Blasting across the Atlantic
  9. First Leg of an Atlantic Crossing
  10. Using a Weather Service on Your Next Passage
  11. Understanding Weather as a Global Interaction
  12. Satellite-Beamed Weather Images
  13. Weather Forecasts for Sailors
  14. Preparing to Go Offshore
  15. Overnight Passaging
  16. Suggestion for Moisture-Free Computer Care
  17. Don't Anchor Too Close to Larry
  18. Seven Knots You Can't Live Without
  19. Medical Lessons from a Brush with Death
  20. The Onboard Medical Kit, Part Two
  21. Medical Sources from Readers
  22. The Onboard Medical Kit, Part One
  23. Heat Emergencies
  24. More Natural Remedies
  25. Hypnosis—a Cure for Motion Sickness
  26. Lessons from a Sailing Disaster
  27. Storm Survival in a Crowded Anchorage
  28. The Single Sideband Radio and the Cruising Sailor
  29. Motion Eaze
  30. Tylenol and Ibuprofen's Effects on Clotting
  31. Critical Boat Burns
  32. Sail Repair at Night, Sailor's Delight, Part Two
  33. Procuring Med-Kit Supplies
  34. Rest with Ice
  35. The Rewards of Self-Sufficiency
  36. The Tools of Self-Sufficiency
  37. How to Sail with Weather
  38. Looking for E-Mail Service
  39. Control the Wicked Boom
  40. Safety Harnesses and Tethers
  41. VHF Radio: Usage and Etiquette
  42. Bilge Pumps:First and Last Lines of Defense
  43. Medically Prepared for the Big Voyage
  44. Using Weather Sites on the Internet
  45. The Joy of Night Sailing
  46. The Right Moves in the Sydney-Hobart Storm
  47. Useful Weather Websites
  48. Grappling with that Vicious Storm
  49. The Truth about the Sea Breeze
  50. Health Insurance While Cruising
  51. Simple Actions, Sweet Vocation
  52. Hurricane Dockside Preparation
  53. Respiratory Emergencies, Part One
  54. Hurricane Waiting
  55. Straight Talk on this Hurricane Season
  56. Respiratory Emergencies, Part Two
  57. Anchoring out Differences
  58. EPIRB Fundamentals: 121 vs. 406 MHZ
  59. Rib Fractures and Collapsed Lungs
  60. Weather Movements and a Flip Chart
  61. RAM on Board
  62. Shortwave Weather Broadcasts
  63. Laptops at Sea
  64. Bytes, Kilobytes, and Megabytes
  65. E-Mail at Sea Advice
  66. Reading Flow and Making Adjustments
  67. Radar Safety and Microwave Exposure
  68. Marine Radios Overview
  69. What Is Heaving-to?
  70. Buying Prescription Drugs Overseas
  71. A Laptop's Power Consumption
  72. The Caribbean in August
  73. Advanced GPS Interfacing
  74. Electronic Navigation
  75. GPS Interfacing
  76. The Electronic Chart Datum Setting
  77. Printers for Onboard Use
  78. Onboard Computer Care
  79. Developments in Electronic Charting
  80. An Encounter with Hurricane Mitch
  81. Palm-Top Computers and GPS Receivers
  82. Local Fishing Laws
  83. Orthopedic Injuries: Strains and Sprains
  84. Frequently Asked GPS/DPGS/LORAN Questions
  85. Frequently Asked Computer Questions
  86. Frequently Asked Image and Charting Questions
  87. From the Origin of Time to the Y2K
  88. Frequently Asked Phone Questions
  89. The NMEA 0183 Data Sentence
  90. Single-Handed Sailing
  91. The Weather Fax
  92. Dueling Rodes
  93. Weather-Tracking Websites
  94. Guns and Cruising
  95. E-Mail at Sea
  96. Updating Electronic Charts
  97. Electronic Charts 101
  98. Selecting Computer Navigation Software
  99. Radar Proximity Warning Systems
  100. A Few GPS Basics
  101. What Is Differential GPS?
  102. Choosing the Best Computer Screen
  103. A Navigation System for Your Notebook Computer
  104. Radar Basics
  105. Here’s the Rub
  106. Asthma Treatment
  107. Software for Macs
  108. Lightning Protection 101
  109. Modern Production Boats
  110. Technical Aspects of Charts
  111. Orthopaedic Injuries: Fractures
  112. Why Carl?
  113. Superstitions at Sea
  114. Sydney-Hobart and Harnesses Revisited
  115. ACR RapidFix 406 EPIRB with GPS Interface
  116. Safety Check
  117. Crew's Seabag
  118. Follow up to "Why Carl"
  119. Aids to Navigation
  120. Splint Hints, Part One
  121. Dead but Not Deceased
  122. Nautical Publications
  123. Capsize Controversy
  124. Ockam's Matryx
  125. The Art and Science of Fendering
  126. Understanding and Using the Magnetic Compass
  127. Splint Hints, Part Two
  128. Sailing with Both Ears
  129. Sailing Inshore or Offshore
  130. Sailors Should Sew
  131. Dangerous Dinghies
  132. Rayo Bravo
  133. Four Seamanship Lessons from Auckland
  134. Set and Drift Made Simple
  135. Cardiac Emergencies on Board
  136. Revisiting Lessons from the Fastnet
  137. Global Weather Concepts and Fundamentals
  138. Sail Trim
  139. Holing up for a Hurricane
  140. GPS Gets More Accuracy
  141. The Balance of Hull and Sails
  142. African-Caribbean Environmental Connection
  143. Visualizing Weather, Part One
  144. Newport to Bermuda—The Navigator's Race
  145. No Jacket Required
  146. Strait of Gibraltar Strategies
  147. Single-Handed Transatlantic History
  148. Spinnaker Fundamentals
  149. Back from Bermuda
  150. Visualizing Weather, Part Two
  151. Sailing through a Waterspout
  152. Hurricane Warning
  153. The Lowly Boat Pole
  154. Spring Lines
  155. Daisy Staysail
  156. Anchor Sentinels
  157. Caribbean Routes and Shelter
  158. Learning to Use SSB
  159. First Ocean Voyage
  160. Stern Anchors
  161. Radio Signal Strength
  162. The Weather Triangle
  163. Guns on Board
  164. VHF Duplex Channels
  165. Sailing with E-Mail
  166. Tributyl Tin Worries
  167. Earning a Captain's License
  168. Weather Information Sources
  169. High-Frequency Radio Basics
  170. Faster than the Wind
  171. Crew Safety Briefing—Part Two
  172. Compass Rose Navigation
  173. Reading Weather Fax Charts
  174. Performance Basics for Routing
  175. Crew Members Nicknames
  176. Safety Essentials
  177. Low-Pressure Systems
  178. Sources for Weather Information
  179. The Not-So-Cruel Sea
  180. Setting Up Reefing Tackle
  181. Considering the Cyclone Season Options
  182. The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
  183. The Environmentally Aware Sailor
  184. Having It Both Ways
  185. A Nearly Doomed Delivery
  186. An Island in the Stream
  187. HAM Antennas
  188. The Making of True Master Mariner
  189. Mainsail Twist for Waves
  190. A Broader Perspective on Sailing
  191. Houseboating Down the Mississippi
  192. Understanding High-Pressure Systems
  193. How We Define Seaworthy
  194. Crew Medical Training
  195. The Value of Leadership Offshore
  196. Offshore Communications
  197. A Sailor's Guide to the Gods
  198. Spring Safety Measures
  199. Monitoring Weather
  200. Contemplating Hurricane Season
  201. WAAS and GPS
  202. Handheld GPS Overview
  203. Betting it All on EPIRBs
  204. Surviving the Collision
  205. Offshore Perils
  206. Assessing Weather via Satellite
  207. Satellite Weather Images
  208. SWF Seeks Crew
  209. The Mental Game of Seamanship
  210. The Perils of Piracy
  211. Comparing Storm Tactics
  212. Caribbean Wind Strategy
  213. The Crew Members' Manifesto
  214. Sailing Around the World
  215. Philippine Routing Dilemma
  216. Surviving on Salt Water
  217. Plotting Equipment
  218. Ingredients for a Good Leader
  219. Navigational Share Ware
  220. Flying the Flag
  221. That Damn Tide
  222. Communications Made Easy
  223. West Coast Journey
  224. Grounded by Gloria
  225. Beware October 20
  226. SSB Radio Grounds
  227. Good Planning and Bad Planning
  228. Defining the Doldrums
  229. Understanding Weather Helm
  230. Overboard Emergencies
  231. The Great Windlass Debate
  232. The Philosophy of Cross-Training
  233. Maintaining Safety Gear
  234. Navigation Basics
  235. Against the Odds
  236. Sea Snakes
  237. Thoughts on COB Retrieval
  238. Routing Principles Redefined
  239. Using a Cow Hitch
  240. Adjustable Sheet Leads
  241. Barnacle Poisoning?
  242. Sailing With a Master Mariner
  243. The Sea's Living Lore
  244. Offshore Safety Made Simple
  245. Emergency Steering
  246. After the Storm
  247. Help! We're Sinking!
  248. In Search of Sea Room
  249. Weather for 'Round-the-World Sailing
  250. Reducing Propwalk