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Decisions, Decisions… Options are limitless, but in general, like Huckleberry Finn painting a fence, once it looks like fun others will want to be picking up the brush. Sailing aside, ther...
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| Summer Sessions |
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The lazy days of summer… one of the best times of the year to enjoy the British Virgin Islands. The hocus-pocus of an empty island all packed up and deserted for impending hurricanes is w...
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| Environment Month |
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Under a theme of “CO2: Kick the habit! Towards a low-carbon economy,” World Environment Day takes place June 5th. Initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme, the theme reflects ...
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| Go HIHO |
 | The Highland Spring HIHO 2008 is gearing up to be staged as the most exhilarating windsurfing and sailing extravaganza yet to be hosted by the HIHO team. The annual BVI event, which takes place this year from June 29 – July 6, shows off the hot spots and shares the secrets of secluded beaches in the British Virgin Islands. Windsurfing racers will compete in class races blasting f...
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| Coach's Corner |
 | The Big Start Sailboat racing isn’t that complicated. You get a good start, lead the race early, cover the other boats and collect the trophy. What’s so difficult about that? Well, it seems as though some sailors are always getting “head starts,” and it’s in these head starts where winning sailors seem to separate themselves from the non-winners and e...
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| Green Revolution |
 | Joyon’s Green Revolution Ellen MacArthur’s 2005 record-breaking solo circumnavigation was a great feat of seamanship and personal grit. Anyone following her progress was amazed at her courage and tenacity as she faced challenge after challenge. One such challenge was a mysterious oil leak in her generator that threatened to end her attempt before it was halfway done.&n...
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| BVI Music Fest 08 |
 | Behind the Scenes with Frank Mahoney Keeping it real and keeping it local have been key to making the annual BVI Music Festival a success, says Festival organizer Frank Mahoney. Now in its eighth year of production, and backed by the BVI Tourist Board under the Virgin Islands Party, this year’s Festival brings the event full circle from its origins, with the Government elect being the o...
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| Year of the Reef |
 | Reef Architecture The International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people to take action to protect them. To that end, over the next year, articles about coral reefs will be written as a regular feature in this magazine. From the beautiful to the bizarr...
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| Informative Broker |
 | Selling Your Boat: the Survey! The “full purchase survey,” as it is known, is a vital part of selling your boat. At this stage in the process it is highly unlikely that, as the owner of the boat, you will be anywhere near it, nor should you want to be—your boat is about to be dissected meticulously by surveyors as a process of evaluation for the new guy—yes, the buyer! ...
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| The Wanderer |
 | Solo sailor marks one year at sea Monday, 21st April marked the end of the first full year at sea, non-stop, for self-styled adventurer Reid Stowe. The sailor, who presents himself as the heir to Bernard Moitessier’s spiritual-nautical-mystical wandering mariner archetype, is embarked on an effort to spend 1,000 days at sea without resupplying and without touching land. He began the voy...
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| Skipper's Tips |
 | Man, No Plan. Panama! Recent news from a local sailor waiting for a chance to transit the Panama Canal shocked us—and him—with the announcement that he will have to wait at least six weeks for a slot. Now, a delay is to be expected, but six weeks seems extraordinary, and it could mess with his plans to beat the Pacific cyclone season. It got us thinking about some alternativ...
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