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| A New Cat in Town |
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The current trends in transportation engineering mostly revolve around fabricating fuel-efficient vehicles. An innovative team in the BVI joins the trend by designing and building a one-of-a-kind, min...
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| Women on the Water |
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BVI Charter Yacht Society's Janet Oliver - Janet Oliver must go to the gym, I think when she stands up from behind her desk to greet me. She’s buff. But as I sit in her office in...
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| EDGE |
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Tricks and Tips for Spinnaker Trim - Students often tell me that one reason they got attracted to the idea of sailing was seeing a fleet of racers pop open their big, colourful sails and a...
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| Editor's Notes |
 | Welcome to the October issue of Yacht Guide. Around the corner is the BVI Charter Yacht Show, signifying the start of our charter season. We managed to catch up with organizer Janet Oliver midway through her planning. As word spreads round the world of countries pulling themselves out of recession, it is yet to be seen whether the holiday makers and regular visitors will make it back through to th...
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| Shoreside Review |
 | Charlies Resaurant Serves a Big Lunch at the Moorings - Why have I never lunched at Charlie’s before? I ask myself as I savour a bite of grilled Portobello mushroom topped with fresh spinach and shaved parmesan. They’ve been open since late last year, but I didn’t even know they served lunch. In fact, I thought they were a fancy, pretentious dinner spot. I was complet...
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| Provisioning |
 | Make a List and Check it Twice - Planning and discipline can be tough to practice in the Islands, where “no worries” and “mañana” are the mindset for many sailors. But similar to creating a float plan or performing preventative maintenance on a boat, doing a little preparation before provisioning will lead to easier and better meals afloat. If there&rsquo...
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| Skipper's Tips |
 | Punked: Practice What You Preach Life isn't guaranteed to be easy. We all know that. But every now and then something happens to indicate that the universe has a deep, sick sense of humour, aimed quite precisely at you—or in this case, me. I refer to a recent 24-hour period in which my car was robbed and my dinghy stolen. I am quite certain that these events weren't causally, or even...
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