Simplicity - resources for cruising sailors

Sailor is Confirmed Purist after Atlantic Crossing

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Personal Viewpoint By Jim Rogers

Account of electrical troubles with top-of-the-line equipment that have persuaded the writer to keep things simple next time. 2 pages with photos.

[Ocean Navigator, May 2003]
- Electric problems
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KISS - Keep it simple, stupid

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Personal Viewpoint By Norlander and O'Grady
KISS - Keep it simple, stupid

Experienced cruisers discuss the disadvantages of aluminum spars, stainless steel in critical applications, outboards, propane, autopilots, seacocks, and of course dependence on shorepower. 4 pages with photos.

[Blue Water Sailing, December 2004]
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Civilized Cruising, Too Much to Expect?

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Personal Viewpoint By Jill knight
Civilized Cruising, Too Much to Expect?

Modernization and civilization on a cruising yacht are different animals. If you want to understand the difference, read this. 5 pages with photos.

[Blue Water Sailing, September 2004]
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Water, Water, Everywhere

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Personal Viewpoint By Lesley Hazeldine
Water, Water, Everywhere

A cruising couple with only a 50-gallon water tank, has no trouble finding cheap water around the Pacific. Contains some tips on how to conserve. 2 pages.

[Blue Water Sailing, April 2004]
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Boats

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On-line publishser By Lee Högman

Entertaining but serious account of the author′s various boat improvement projects and his dawning realization that most of them achieved the opposite.

[Sail Jazz, Mount Pleasant, SC, USA]
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Choose Your Own Seductions

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Personal Viewpoint

An argument that resisting modern technical devices - automated navigation, electric winches, TV and satellite receivers as examples - enhances your privacy, literacy, opportunity for conversation, and enjoyment of the sea. 2 pages.

[Practical Sailor, 1 April 2002]
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Too Much Safety Consciousness

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Personal Viewpoint By Larry & Lin Pardey
Too Much Safety Consciousness

The Pardeys argue for less technology and more seamanship

[Cruising World, December 2000]
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The Zen of No Engine

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Personal Viewpoint By Donald M. Street, Jr.

Lots of reasons to do without an engine, together with tips for maneuvering the boat under sail only. 4 pages with photos.

[Sail Magazine, December 2001]
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Why Choose to Cruise in an Engineless Sailboat?

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Personal Website By Jay FitzGerald

This essay covers the aesthetic reasons, but also some practical ones, for sailing without an engine. Not a rant, but certainly a purist′s view.

[The Oar Club, Bellingham, WA, USA]
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The Oar Club

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Membership organization By Jay FitzGerald

Club dedicated to promoting the skill, character, and seamanship displayed by those who sail in its traditional fashion - without the aid of engines. The site contains a book-length treatise on these various skills.

[The Oar Club, Bellingham, WA, USA]
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