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Holidays
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Last minute holiday gifts for mariners

When I’m looking for an enduring gift for family or friends, I tend to return to my all-time favorite gifts: books. They offer something for every interest and can educate,

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Dock Lines: Holiday on-board entertaining

With our mild climate and typically sunny Southern California weather — despite promises of coming El Niño downpours — there’s every reason to celebrate upcoming holidays on board our boats.

Dock Lines: Setting up galley and food storage areas
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Dock Lines: Setting up galley and food storage areas

No matter how well-designed, our boat galley never seems to have adequate storage space for my cooking equipment and essential cruising food supplies. I enjoy cooking and entertaining and consider

Dock Lines: Cruising with limited or no refrigeration
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Dock Lines: Cruising with limited or no refrigeration

Boaters have been sailing for millennia without refrigeration. Even as modern boats, whether sail or power, were built with galleys, often they were equipped with tiny refrigerators, far too small

Dock Lines: Common sense boating safety
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Dock Lines: Common sense boating safety

On most warm weekend mornings when we’re home, my husband and I enjoy watching the activities on Mission Bay, where standup paddleboarders (SUP) mount their boards and ski boats start

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Dock Lines: Boaters and marinas respond to the drought

As Catalina struggles with stringent water-use restrictions, the picture near Two Harbors at Howland’s Landing, home to the Los Angeles Yacht Club’s private moorings and beach, is grim. Because they