Cruising World 1999 - Abstracts

Cruising World 1999
TitleSubjectAuthors
A daysail, writ large.(attempt to travel by a small boat from England to Barbados)Sports and fitnessAlastair Buchan
A new face for an old dial.(repairing an old knotmeter)Sports and fitnessJohn Vigor
An LOP you can't F-L-O-P.(Hands-On Sailor)(line of position in determining local apparent noon)(part 1)Sports and fitnessSam Pearson
A normal condition.Sports and fitnessRichard Mason
An unforgettable year.(encounters of a boating enthusiast with the El Nino phenomenon)Sports and fitnessRobby Coleman
A sure line to the shore.(Hands-On Sailor)(advice on the care of anchor lines)Sports and fitnessKnick Pyles, Lyn Pyles
Battle of the brightwork.(includes related article on maintenance for teakwood)(alternative to varnish for boatwork)Sports and fitnessGermaine Adolphe
Beware the salt-encrusted boots.(importance of the ship captain's experience credentials)Sports and fitnessDiana Simon
Boat baptism.(boat names)Sports and fitnessTony Farrington
Bonkers about Belize.(a man's story about sailing to Belize)(part 1)Sports and fitnessDaniel Axtell
Caribbean 1500.(hurricane Mitch disrupts a yacht race)Sports and fitnessBernadette Bernon
Chagos: lost paradise.Sports and fitnessSu Brodsky
Confessions of a madcap mentor: a rotten teacher and an eager novice learn that good sailing reaches far beyond the uphill battle of the sexes.Sports and fitnessSteve Callahan
Cruising cyberspace.(sailboat enthusiasts become interested in World Wide Web surfing)Sports and fitnessTony Farrington
Cruising guide to the far country.(travel at Kodiak, Alaska)Sports and fitnessJim Blomsness
Easy riders.(motorbikers enjoying their boat cruise)Sports and fitnessKeith Kimber
Escape to the Slates.(includes related articles)(sailing along Lake Superior and visiting the Slate Islands)Sports and fitnessKaren Larson, Jerry Powlas
Exploring the Bermuda archipelago.(includes related article on facts for sailors)Sports and fitness 
Fantome: the last hours of a 282-foot schooner.(includes related article on lawsuit against the owners and captain of the Fantome)Sports and fitnessBrad Glidden
Field notes from the far country.(sailing at Kodiak, Alaska)Sports and fitnessTimothy F. Murphy
Flicka, the ocean girl.(sailboat)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessTom Zydler
Footloose and sandal free.(importance of good sandals)Sports and fitnessHerb Weiss
Fresh tuna, to go.(includes tuna recipe)(how sailboat enthusiasts can eat fresh tuna without fishing)Sports and fitnessRogers Ford
From ashes rose Heleres.(woman's story about rebuilding her boat)Sports and fitnessLuanne H. Elliott
Hands-on sailor.(accessories for sailing photography)Sports and fitnessPeter Lane Taylor
Have office, will travel.(includes related articles)(office work aboard a boat)Sports and fitnessDavid Schaefer
Hell nino.(encounters of a boating enthusiast with the el nino phenomenon)Sports and fitnessJoseph E. Brown
Hurricane season 1999: what's ahead?Sports and fitnessJoseph McDowell
If I had a hammer.(bringing the right tools for sailing)Sports and fitnessAlvah Simon
Interfaced with paradise.(effect of new technology on cruising)Sports and fitnessDave Martin, Jaja Martin
It'll be Trini, schooner or later.(schooner sailing in Trinidad and Tobago)Sports and fitnessFatty Goodlander
It's the end of the line.(Hands-on Sailor)(cordage for sailboats)Sports and fitnessBill Biewenga
Joining the brotherhood of mariners.(women sailors)Sports and fitnessKarin Sterling Anderson
Keep your cool when the going gets hot.(Hands-on Sailor)(reinsulating the icebox in a sailboat)Sports and fitnessJoe Minick
Live and let live.(boating safety measures)Sports and fitnessJames R. Neal
Locked out.(floods and rains encountered while on a river cruise)Sports and fitnessJoni Sralla Turken
Long way home.(part 2)(long-distance sailboat cruising)Sports and fitnessJohn Otterbacher
Mayans and tigers and cays.(sailing to Belize)(part 2)Sports and fitnessTom Zydler
McGeary on volume.(expertise of Jeremy McGeary in evaluating boats and yachts)Sports and fitnessBernadette Brennan Bernon
Moveable feasts.(includes recipes)(food for sailing)Sports and fitnessKay Pastorius
Mystery & magic: the Sicilian connection.(adventure of sailboat enthusiasts in Sicily, Italy)(part 1)Sports and fitnessAdrian Faulkner
On a whim with the wind.(part 1)(experiences of a cruising family)Sports and fitnessJohn Otterbacher
One pricey case of rum.(preparations of a participant in the 1999 Marion-Bermuda yacht race)Sports and fitnessRon Chevrier
On the lake or off the beach: new manufacturing techniques mean new options in small-boat fun.Sports and fitnessAndrew Burton
Outward to the sea, and inward to me.(a memorable sailing experience)Sports and fitnessMary White
Pressure above, weather below.(includes related article on the tools that boaters can use in receiving 500-millibar charts)(use of 500-millibar weather charts)Sports and fitnessJoe Sienkiewicz, Lee Chesneau
Puff the magic adder.(successful boatbuilding)Sports and fitnessColin Ward
Ready, steady, shoot!(cameras)Sports and fitnessPaul Shard, Sheryl Shard
Sailing north with the Stream.(includes related article on books, charts and weather information for northbound passages)(Gulf Stream)Sports and fitnessJohn Kettlewell
Sailing on main street.(Hands-on Sailor)(proper use of the main sail)Sports and fitnessGary Jobson
She's come undone: step by step refit.(includes related article on assessing delaminations)(boat deck repair)Sports and fitnessEvan Gatehouse
Ship of dreams.(building a dream sailboat)Sports and fitnessRoger Landry
Sight reduction by pocket calculator.Sports and fitnessHewitt Schlereth
Sole survivor: step-by-step refit.(Hands-on Sailor)Sports and fitnessPeter Vehslage
Southern discomfort.(experiences of the Hampton fleet of the Caribbean 1500 rally)Sports and fitnessTim Zimerman
Splashdown.(a man's story about life after cruising the world for several years)Sports and fitnessPaul Dewsmap
Stand by to repel boarders.(Hands-On Sailor)(includes related articles on pest control aboard boats)(control of insects and pests)Sports and fitnessCharlie Doane, Zora Aiken
Stepping through the wardrobe.(sailing from Saint Maarten to Azores)(part 2)Sports and fitnessAlastair Buchan
Sydney-Hobart report.(accident during the Sydney-Hobart yacht race in Australia)Sports and fitnessTimothy F. Murphy
Take me to the water.(trailer-cruising)Sports and fitnessDick Pearson, Donna Pearson
Tending the turtles of Bequia.Sports and fitnessJessica Rice
The Abacos Cruisers' net.(Patty's radio show)(Editorial)Sports and fitnessBernadette Brennan Bernon
The best adventure is a deadline missed.(a couple realizes the beauty of cruising near their home when they failed to go south)(includes related article on the unfinished sailboat)Sports and fitnessHeather Gardam, Bill Gardam
The Blue God and the Sargasso Sea.(Gulf Stream)Sports and fitnessMichael Frankel, Jenifer Clark
The buzz on boatyards.(Hands-On Sailor)(selection of a good boatyard)Sports and fitnessSteve D'Antonio
The divine madness.(a boating experience to Iceland's northern coast)Sports and fitnessDave Martin
The flying-wedge riding sail.Sports and fitnessJohn Armitage
The LOP you can't F-L-O-P.(Celestial Navigation, part 2)(using a local apparent noon to find a line of position)Sports and fitnessSam Pearson
The proper land dink.(a man's story of taking a motorcycle along on a cruise)Sports and fitnessMark Snyder
The right stuff for the light stuff.(Hands-on Sailor)(sailing techniques)Sports and fitnessAndrew Burton
The sands of the riddle.(includes excerpt from the book)(Erskine Childers' classic novel 'The Riddle of the Sands' which focuses on coastal cruising and international espionage)Sports and fitnessDetlef Jens
These are the good old days.(high-technology boats and boating equipment)Sports and fitnessErick A. Reickert
The shortest distance.(Hands-on Sailor)(navigational techniques)Sports and fitnessMichael Carr
The windborne watchkeeper.(watchkeeping)Sports and fitnessMarianne B. Scott
Thin-water encounters.(Hands-on Sailor)Sports and fitnessWendy Bennerot, Scott Bennerot
Through the Golden Gate.(includes related articles on various sailboat activities)Sports and fitnessCarolyn Mehaffy, Bob Mehaffy
Time to make the donuts.(includes recipe for Homemade Honeydews)(cooking donuts aboard a boat)Sports and fitnessRod Kulbach
True grip.(Hands-On Sailor)(anti-slip management of boat decks)Sports and fitnessJ. Philippe Luedee Jr.
VHF: your electronic lifeline.(VHF communications systems used in boats)(Column)Sports and fitnessAlvah Simon, Joseph Brown
Wandering writers.Sports and fitnessJennifer Smart
Ways that work.(watchkeeping)Sports and fitnessHal Roth
Winds of change.(opportunities brought by hurricanes to sailors)Sports and fitnessJennifer Smart
Yard sailing.(benefits of yard sales)Sports and fitnessReese Palley
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