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All New World On Water For Feb 10 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:51:00 +0000

Tune in now for the latest edition of World on Water, Episode 59, released February 10, 2012...

Camper finishing the second stage of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Photo: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race

Ready for some fast-paced, world-class sailing action? Here's what's happening on today's edition of World on Water...

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Boat Shows From LA To Boston

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:54:00 +0000

It's a big boat show weekend in Los Angeles, Montreal, Detroit, Charlotte, St. Louis, Vancouver and more cities across North America...

This week's boat show report is another doozy, with boat shows of all sizes in big cities and small towns across the continent. In fact, if you haven't seen a boat show near you within the past few weeks, contact us and we'll see if we can't get one going!

With the mega-big Miami show still a week away, this weekend is packed with shows from coast to coast, including...

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Smoke Signals

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +0000

Marine Diesel Secrets - Do You Know These Smoke Signals? Captain John returns this week to help us decipher common causes of smoke on-board your sailboat...

Guest blog by Captain John
Captain John Jamieson, a regular contributor to the Daily Boater, is author of Seamanship Secrets and publisher of the popular boating education website SkipperTips.com

Did you know that that color of smoke from your small sailboat diesel engine could signal a line wrapped around your propeller? Or water in the fuel? Or too much oil in your engine?

When you first start up your sailboat diesel engine, look over the stern. Do you have a strong, clear flow of exhaust water? Do you see smoke coming out of the exhaust tube?

Other than an initial puff or two, your engine should send out clean exhaust without any smoke. Colors point to problems like overloads, internal oil leaks, or contaminated fuel.

Follow this summary to identify problem areas and take the suggested actions to resolve the problem as soon as possible...

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The Hole in the GPS Sky

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0000

Vin Pica knows boaters rely on GPS, but what if it suddenly stopped working? How would you be affected?...

Guest blog by Vincent Pica
Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

Easily the most sophisticated and yet easiest bit of consumer electronics available to "Joe the Boater", GPS has revolutionized everything from getting the groceries to sailing around the world.
(See Prevention of Collision at Sea - Thanks to GPS)

But what if GPS stopped working?

This column is about that...

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The Boat Galley: A Better Dish Drainer

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:56:00 +0000

In her first Daily Boater post, guest blogger Carolyn Shearlock shares her recommendation for the best dish drainer for your boat...

Guest blog by Carolyn Shearlock
Carolyn Shearlock, a new contributor to the Daily Boater, is the author of The Boat Galley.

Even a galley this nice has challenges! Photo © Brian Palmer/istockphoto.com

Do you get frustrated with trying to find a dish drainer that works on your boat? One that’s large enough to hold a reasonable number of dishes, but stores in a minimum of space?

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Introducing The Boat Galley

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:09:00 +0000

Please give a warm welcome to the newest addition to our growing team of guest bloggers for DailyBoater.com...

Carolyn Shearlock

Each Monday, Carolyn Shearlock, author of The Boat Galley, will have an article here to help you get the most out of your boat’s kitchen. I promise, it won’t be gourmet cooking. Instead, her articles will focus on practical ways to cook without prepared foods and electric appliances, with ingredients that can be found in most cruising grounds and stored upon a boat.

Carolyn’s articles on The Boat Galley covers topics as diverse as ways to cope with a temperamental galley oven and baking on the stove top if you don’t have an oven, cooking from scratch, factors to consider when buying galley gear, food storage, keeping the galley cool in summer, improving refrigerator efficiency, using a cooler for food storage and more.

She’s promised to provide the same type of practical, easy-to-immediately-use tips here. And if you have questions for Carolyn, post them here or on The Boat Galley’s Facebook page for a direct response.

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 3 Finish Pics

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:00 +0000

The 3rd leg of the Volvo Ocean Race has concluded, and we've got some great shots from Sanya...

(Photo: IAN ROMAN/Volvo Ocean Race)

Skipper Iker Martinez from Spain gives the thumbs up onboard Team Telefonica, as they finish first on leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Sanya, China. More pictures follow.

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A Super World on Water

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000

The super-football-weekend edition of World on Water, Episode 58 released February 3, 2012, is now available. Watch it on the Daily Boater or FirstBoat.com...

We're not allowed to say super and bowl together, right? Anyway, it's THAT weekend. Here's the outline of the current edition of World on Water...

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Proper Boating Attire Required

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:47:00 +0000

Boating's 2012 Swimsuit Edition. Answering the age-old question, "what else would you wear on a boat in Florida?"...

Screenshot of a scene from Boating magazine's 2012 swimsuit video...

For the second year in a row, Boating magazine has come out with their very own Swimsuit edition. Much like the folks who made "swimsuit editions" famous, Sports Illustrated, the Boating magazine spread features beautiful women posing on beaches and boats. And, as expected, the models in Boating are wearing the appropriate attire for both beaches and boats: bikinis.

However, the Boating swimsuit publication is more than just sexy women in exotic locations (actually, we think they're all in Florida.) Beyond just showing beautiful pictures of beautiful women, Boating actually integrates their photos and videos with pictures and reviews of boats from sponsoring boat manufacturers - each swimsuit model is associated with a brand of boats.

With this in mind, when we received an email yesterday from Boating magazine with a "behind the scenes" video of their 2012 Swimsuit edition, we immediately knew we had to share it with our readers because we know you are always interested in seeing pictures of beautiful boats.

WARNING: the following video is set to Autoplay, so it immediately starts playing. (We apologize, but we couldn't override that setting from the video that Boating provided to us.)

Enjoy...

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Boat Shows in AC, Dallas, New Orleans And More

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Yet another big weekend for boat shows with events in Atlantic City, Dallas, Rochester, Tulsa and many, many more...

Crowds turn out at the show. Photo courtesy Melbourne Summer Boat Show Festival 2012

Every week we write about all the boat shows going on, and once again there are a bunch of them this weekend, and they are all over the place. We do this every single Thursday, over and over again. It kind of feels like Groundhog Day. Oh yeah. It is.

Whether you were told this morning that you will see an early spring, or face six more weeks of winter, you can get a taste of summer this weekend at a boat show near you. There are shows this weekend in warm places like Dallas and Fort Lauderdale, and in cooler locations including Atlantic City and Rochester. Let's get to the details of this weekend's boat shows now...

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Survivors' Tales

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000

We've been talking a lot about the importance of EPIRB and PLB devices lately for boaters, now let's go to the video...

Paul Doughty was rescued after his 48-foot sailboat began sinking about 200 miles east of
Charleston in 2008. Coast Guard photo/Lauren Jorgensen

In recent weeks we've written a lot about the importance of EPIRBs and PLBs. So when we came across video of USCG personnel and boaters discussing boating safety, we wanted to share them with you so you can see for yourself how important these things are to have on board your boat...

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New Federal Boating Regulations On The Horizon?

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:56:00 +0000

Vin Pica reveals a law that may require the use of EPIRBs for recreational boaters...

Guest blog by Vincent Pica
Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

U.S. Coast Guard photo/PA3 Barbara L. Patton

Buried deep within the US Coast Guard 2011 authorization bill (Section 618 (the emergency beacon provision), H.R. 3619) is a short paragraph enabling the US Coast Guard to require emergency locator beacons, if it believes they are warranted and to decide how to do it, on pleasure boats when they go offshore. What is “offshore?” The section essentially defines “offshore” by authorizing the US Coast Guard to require the beacons on pleasure boats when they venture three nautical miles (nm) or more from the U.S. coastline or from the shores of the Great Lakes.

Advocates say that the measure could save lives while also saving millions each year in search costs. Why? Because, when the perfectly calm skies that you left under turn into a snarly, life-stealing beast, sometimes, all your skill isn’t going to get you home. And sometimes the boat itself is what betrays you as she threatens to slip away beneath you. You are going to be hard to find – unless you are sending a signal to the satellite who will call the USCG for you.

This column is about that...

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Virginia is for BOATERS

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Virginia tourism department is promoting family fun on the water with new sweepstakes...

Photo courtesy of Virginia Tourism Corporation.

We just got an email from the folks that promote tourism for the Commonwealth of Virginia announcing a major travel sweepstakes for 2012, and it's quite nautical.

They are calling the promotion LOVE Aquatic, and it features four grand prize adventures that combine family fun and learning on the water...

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Remember Your First Time at a Boat Show?

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Do you remember your first time? Presenting the Hartford Boat Show through the eyes of an 11 year old...

Boat shows are always fun to attend for us seasoned boaters, but do you remember your very first? Do you recall what caught your attention, and what you thought was worth capturing on camera?

Let us help jog your memory. Here are a few scenes from the 2012 Hartford Boat Show, taken by an 11 year old whose mother sent us the pictures from the kid's iTouch. These made us smile, so we had to share...

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Miles Away From Our Usual Sea Song

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Our latest Sea Song of the Week is easy like Sunday morning. No, this is not a Lionel Richie song...

Screenshot of the Daily Boater channel on YouTube featuring our latest Sea Song of the Week

Every weekend (or so) at the Daily Boater we choose a song to help get you into that nautical state of mind, even if you can't get out on the water. Trust us - listen our songs, and you can smell the salt air all the way from Oklahoma. We call it our Sea Song of the Week.

This week's Sea Song is as much about surfing as it is boating, and it is as much a beer commercial as it is a music video. But we are excusing ourselves since we're a week away from super-Sunday, where beer commercials may take up more air time than the actual game. Besides, we think you'll really like this super-smooth groove...

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World on Water 57

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +0000

This week's edition of World on Water, Episode 57 released January 27, 2012, is now available. Watch it on the Daily Boater or FirstBoat.com...

Here's the outline of this week's World on Water...

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Biggest Boat Show Weekend of the Year?

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:01:00 +0000

There may be more boat shows around the US this weekend than at any other time this year, and certainly more in Washington...

Hartford last year had tons of mid-sized boats. Lots and lots of boat shows this weekend. Photo © Nautical Sites Media

They are not all huge, but there sure are a lot of them. And they're everywhere. If you were thinking about going to a boat show sometime soon, this may be your best chance, as there are more than a dozen boat and sport shows around the country.

There's one near us this weekend (Hartford Boat Show in Connecticut), and yes, there's probably one near you, too. Are you heading to a boat show in Hartford, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago or Jacksonville, or in one of the many other locations this weekend? Let us know! Here are a few of the details...

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New App Makes Logs A Breeze

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:56:00 +0000

A new sailing app crossed our desk this week, so we'll take a look at what may be the most deviously simple iPhone log book yet...

A new app sails onto your iPhone

If you sail regularly you will know that keeping a log book isn’t always easy; just remembering to fill it in is a challenge in itself. In fact, actually managing to bring it with you can challenge some people.

When you read your paper log, do you usually have your charts with you so you can see where that waypoint was?

Unlikely, unless you’re on your boat...

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The Cup, Uncovered

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:28:00 +0000

Catch up with the America's Cup as they round up all that's been happening recently in an awesome 23 minute video...

We just received an email update from the folks at the America's Cup, complete with a very-well produced 20+ minute video that reviews the standings in the America's Cup World Series and highlights victories from the America's Cup World Series San Diego. The video also features a chat with Energy Team's Loick Peyron after he recently smashed the round the world record on Banque Populaire in the Jules Verne Trophy. Lastly, the video includes Ben Ainslie's announcement that he will be joining the America's Cup after the Olympics this summer with his UK team: Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR).

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Personal Locator Beacons and You

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This week, Vin Pica takes his talk of EPIRB technology to another level and discusses PLBs...

A PLB FROM ACR

Guest blog by Vincent Pica
Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

When the perfectly calm day sneaks up on you while you are day-dreaming and turns into a snarly, life-stealing beast, all your training rushes to the front of the “screen.” But sometimes, all your skill isn’t going to get you home. And sometimes the boat itself is what betrays you as she threatens to slip away beneath you. You are going to be hard to find – unless you are sending a personal signal to the satellite who will call the USCG for you.

This column is about that...

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Volvo: Leg 3, Stage 2 Action

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:19:00 +0000

The second stage of the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race kicked off this weekend, from the Maldives to China...

Photo: AndrŽs Soriano/Team Sanya/Volvo Ocean Race

Team Sanya celebrated the Chinese New Year this weekend by leading the Volvo Ocean Race fleet off the start line on the 3,051-nautical mile Leg 3 second stage from the Maldives to their home port in Sanya, China. And just in the past hours, at 1300 UTC on day two of this stage, there were just 10 nautical miles separating PUMA’s Mar Mostro at the front and last placed Team Sanya. Just over one mile stood between CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand and first place. This is a close one, folks, and here are some additional photos from the past 36 hours...
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Youngest Circumnavigator and Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0000

Here are 16 good reasons to 'like' both First Boat and the Daily Boater on Facebook...

The Daily Boater blog may have been quiet over the weekend, but the FirstBoat page on facebook was quite active. We won't rewrite the stories here, but here's one post that everybody was talking about this weekend...

16 Year Old Sailor Laura Dekker Becomes Youngest Circumnavigator

Never miss a beat between blog posts - "like" the FirstBoat Facebook page and the up-and-coming Daily Boater Facebook page now.

Thank you!

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World on Water and Ice

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:38:00 +0000

The latest edition of World on Water, Episode 56 released January 20, 2012, is now available. Watch it on the Daily Boater or FirstBoat.com...

Here's this week's sailing wrap up...

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Another Big Boat Show Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:50:00 +0000

This weekend's boat shows are in Austin, Baltimore, Cleveland, and several other cities around the US...

The 2012 winter boat show season continues, with several more boat and sport shows going on this weekend and next. There are a ton of shows in all points of the United States, and even a couple of International shows. Are you going to one? Here's the rundown...

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Strike

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Canepari) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:03:00 +0000

Today's Daily Boater article is not about boating...

But it is about the future of the Daily Boater, FirstBoat.com, and more importantly, the entire Internet.

We are going postless today like so many other web publications to take a stand against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). The proposed bills would be okay if they simply 'stopped piracy'. But, unfortunately, the current versions of the bill allow big corporations to shut down any site they feel is violating their copyright. A law like this would dramatically alter the way you use the web, and would mark the beginning of the end of smaller websites like this one...

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