http://www.cruisingcompass.com The Weekly Newsletter for Sailors and Cruisers en-us comments@cruisingcompass.com http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2345 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2345 Welcome to Cruising Compass! Bringing you your weekly fix of news, notes and tips for cruisers and sailors. Lost an issue of the CC? Check out the Archives on the right side of the page. Looking for [..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2347 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2347 Taken by Rafael Caviedes, Laguna San Rafael, Patagonia, Chile. A beautiful day in Summer. Yacht Vikingo, Nauticat 38.[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2348 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2348 NauticEd is the world's most advanced online, e-learning, sailing and boating education resource. Sailors, from novice to advanced, can learn key boating and sailing techniques online about boat[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2349 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2349 Happy National Boating Day! The U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 199, introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), declaring yesterday, July 1, 2009 National Boating Day. The resolu[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2350 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2350 IMTRA announces PowerLED Sales Growth Despite Economic Downturn “Our marine PowerLED sales are defying all expectations and experiencing dramatic growth despite a decline in the market’s boat building[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2351 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2351 BoatU.S. offers Wave of Fortune Sweepstakes, but you must play to win! The nation’s largest recreational boat owners group and advocate says go ahead, have some fun on your computer - it’s okay for gr[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2352 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2352 Prevent engine flooding It is common among displacement boats to find the engines installed slightly below the waterline where they might be prone to flooding from the raw water cooling system shoul[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2353 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2353 Beautiful anchorages around the country and around the world - real stories from real cruisers - valuable cruising advice from experts - the technical information you need to equip your boat for safe[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2354 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2354 Chef onboard schooner AJ Meerwald, killed in car wreck Tanya Orme, daughter of Mary Orme Elllis, with Affinity Marketing and Communications, died Sunday night in a tragic auto wreck. Orme was describe[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2355 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2355 Are you prepared for a "Garbage Boarding?" Our friend Dave over at the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club wrote to tell us of a recent boarding by the Coast Guard. "During the inspection the[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2360 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2360 http://www.bluemapia.com/ Web and Mobile Social Mapping for Boaters Join Bluemapia to socialize with other sailors and share on the map your sailing trips, videos, photos and comments about the place[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2356 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2356 No one was born knowing how to handle a cruising boat in all weather conditions, how to navigate, provision for passages and use advanced high-seas communications. But you can learn. The best way is t[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2357 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2357 Recipes from the Tallship Resolution: Mixed Greens Sauteed with Olives and Feta 5 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp pine nuts 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced Salt 1 pound escarole, cored and cut into 3 inch [..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2358 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2358 More Transpac Trivia Which yacht raced in the more Transpac races than any other? The answer to this as well as many other Transpac Trivia questions is available courtest of Seahorse International Sai[..] http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2359 http://www.cruisingcompass.com/index.php?issue=187#a2359 If you Twitter, follow The CC where we point you in the right direction in the world of sailing and cruising. Become a Fan of Blue Water Sailing Magazine on Facebook, we’re there too. Feel free to p[..]