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PredictWind: Wind Forecasting Website

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The Wind. It’s unpredictable, right? Not so, according to PredictWind.com, a marine weather forecasting site that is growing in popularity among boaters of all types. Created by Jon Bilger, PredictWind provides worldwide detailed weather forecast down to an incredible 0.62 mi (1km) resolution. It’s become THE choice for winning yacht races and was used by the [...]

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Get A Grip with the Tree Frog Pad

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Where to stick your handheld when you’re at the helm…it’s your biggest quandary, right? Well, maybe not the biggest, but when you want to take advantage of the latest boating app on your iphone, you need a Tree Frog Pad. The Tree Frog Pad is sticky like its namesake because it’s made from an environmentally [...]

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SHEmergency Preparedness: Survival Kits Get Personal

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Boating Accessories Survival Kit

A ripped bathing suit seam. A mustard stain down your shirt. A lost earring back. A missed patch of chin stubble. Garlic breath from that delish-but-potent hummus dip. Emergencies with a personal-nature seem to happen when and where you’re least prepared — whether miles offshore, anchored off a remote beach, or gridlocked in a cove [...]

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PETaPOTTY: The Doggy Head

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Give your doggies their very own “head” while aboard with the PETaPOTTY grass patch pet potty system. Designed to mimic the dog’s natural er, “powder room” environment, the PETaPOTTY uses an authentic-style grass patch with a unique drainage system — keeping the waste contained yet allowing the little guys to go where they feel most [...]

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Canvas On Demand: Rock Your Walls (And Your Boat)

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Photo Canvas Artwork

You’ve always considered your vessel to be a work of art — luckily so does Canvas On Demand. This cool and creative company will transform a digital or print photo into a gorgeous, display-worthy piece of custom artwork. The image is printed onto high-quality canvas and either wrapped around a wood stretcher frame (as above) [...]

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Bring Your Own Wheels: Dahon Mariner Folding Bike

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When you hear the phrase designed specifically for boaters one wouldn’t necessarily think of a bicycle, but the Dahon Mariner D7 Folding Bike is just that. Featuring the portability and performance of a traditional Dahon folding bike, the Mariner D7 is also built to handle the “seafaring elements” with a rust-resistant coating and an internal [...]

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12 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas For The Nautical Mom

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Nautical Gifts For Mother's Day

With Mother’s Day approaching we’ve rounded up some goodies for the Moms who are nautically-natured. Here are 12 delicious gift ideas for The Nautical Mom: 1. Nautical Italian Patent Cosmetic Bag -  Whisk Mom off to the Riviera with this nautical-chic cosmetic bag from Aspinal of London. Made from shined Italian patent leather, this stunning [...]

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Inflatable Catamaran is One Clever Kitty

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SmartKat Inflatable Catamaran

With the SmartKat Inflatable Sailing Catamaran you’re always just minutes from catching wind. This 14′ fully-rigged portable sailboat sets up in just 20 minutes without requiring tools for assembly. And just in case the word “portable” makes you think “inferior”, not to worry – the designers of SmartKat have made certain this is one hearty [...]

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Share and Connect With Sailboat Cruising Blogs

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Sailblogs.com provides a collective place for sailboat cruisers to keep track of and share their journeys through easy-to-use blogs. (blog, of course is short for weblog, a web-based journal. Wait, does that make a ship’s log a ‘slog’? Nevermind). An ‘online’ cruising log has its advantages including the safekeeping of your entries (web server) as [...]

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