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Public Service Announcement regarding swimming

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Manufacturer

Humorous warning about the dangers of swimsuits.

[Cabana To Go, USA]
- Read the bathing suit warning

The Dangers of Cruising, Part Two

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Overview By Liza Copeland
The Dangers of Cruising, Part Two

A review of dangerous sea creatures and plants, including sharks, whales, barracuda, ciguatera poisoning, eels, stingrays and worse

[SailNet, 26 March 2002]
- The hazards out there

Avoid Hypothermia

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Membership organization Avoid Hypothermia

What hypothermia is, how to assess its severity. Also how to warm a hypothermic crew member - and how not to.

[BoatSafe.com, USA]
- Hypothermia facts

How to Make Your Own Diving Setup

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Manufacturer By Andina Foster
How to Make Your Own Diving Setup

How, for a few hundred dollars, one cruiser made a "hookah-type" diving set that permits diving around the boat to about 30 feet.

[Yandina Ltd., Beaufort, SC, USA]
- Read the article on line

Brownie's Hooka systems

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Manufacturer Brownie's Hooka systems

Gas-powered or electric air supply units for diving, both floating units and built into the boat. Supports multiple divers to depths up to 90 feet.

[Brownie's Third Lung, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA]
- The Brownie Hooka diving systems

Deck Snorkel

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Manufacturer Deck Snorkel

Air pressure system for diving around the boat that operates from 12-volt batteries and supplies air to a standard scuba regulator. Maximum depth about 23 feet.

[SurfaceDive Inc., Hinckley, OH, USA]
- The Deck Snorkel models
- A product review

Swimsafe Floatsuit

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Manufacturer Swimsafe Floatsuit

Swimsuit for 2 to 6-year-olds provides flotation, holds the child′s head upright in the water, and provides SPF 50 protection against UV.

[Triple tower B.V., Zeist, the Netherlands]
- The Swimsafe Floatsuit

Bulletin Board - Cruising World

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Publisher Bulletin Board - <i>Cruising World</i>

Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.

[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
- Search the cruising list
- Laatest Cruising Forum postings

rec.boats.cruising newsgroup

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Usenet newsgroup

Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.

[Usenet, USA]
- Rec.boats.cruising forum
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Usenet?

alt.sailing newsgroup

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Usenet newsgroup

Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..

[Usenet, USA]
- alt.sailing forum
- What is Usenet?

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Yes, we did spend the entire past year in the tropics, but we wore [our wet suits] more than I ever would have expected

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