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Capsize? - Sail boats are designed to operate with a higher degree of heel (greater GM) than motor boats but the principles are exactly the same. From This to Wave Height? Yes. 10/12/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Whither The Weather, Heather? 5/3/11
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On August 29, 2011, an American, WW-II USCG hero, largely forgotten by all but US Coast Guard Forces, passed away at 90 years old. 10/5/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - One of the great mysteries of boating is Good Lord, what side of this buoy do I go on? 3/16/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - About to call for help? Before Throwing in the Towel, Give it a Go! 4/4/11
| Atlantic Maritime Academy atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - On February 28th, 2009, while we were all going about our business, four men made way from a dock in Florida for date with their destiny. Was drowning the only alternative? 4/6/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - What is it and how do you know you are succumbing to it? Carbon monoxide (CO) kills you 1/12/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Prevention of Collision at Sea – More Lights and Shapes! Rules 22-24. 1/12/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Help Is Coming – How Hard Will You Be to Find? When I teach seamanship classes, I eventually get around to the fact that the sea is a dangerous and hostile place 12/19/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Vessel Afire! It would seem to me that one of the most frightening circumstances to be caught in is a boat afire. 12/20/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Ho, Ho, Ho! Christmas Gifts for your favorite boater 12/21/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - The Dangerous Dock If I told you that statistics on boats sinking showed that the dock is four times more dangerous than the open waters, you might tell me to check my calculator 11/28/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Prevention of Collision At Sea – Look Out Below – And Above – and About! Rule 5, 11/29/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Do I really need to wear a life jacket?“ 11/30/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - It is never too late to think about Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Float Plans save lives. 11/18/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Cyber Security and the Private Boater. 11/19/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - When I teach seamanship courses to private boaters on the South Shore, I note that, if you boat in our local waters and have never run aground, you’re lying. 11/20/10
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The Good Samaritan – Safety of Life at Sea Any school child knows, or at least believes, that if you see a person or boat in distress on the water, the “law of the sea” demands that you render assistance. 11/15/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - I want to help but don’t know how… 11/16/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - We’re Sinking! 11/17/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Technology Overload & The Private Boater – Talking Cell Phones, GPS, AIS, radar, FLIR, etc... 11/08/11
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Safety of Life At Sea: Rescue 21 – Search & Rescue in the 21st Century In 1787, Alexander Hamilton envisioned that “a few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports..." 11/09/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Heavy Weather Skippering 11/10/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - For the purposes of the SVSS, a “small vessel” is anything under 300 gross tons – which is a pretty wide net to throw out there. The Small Vessel Security Strategy - 10/26/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - NYS Toughens Life Jackets Law in cold waters 11/06/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Cleanliness is next to Godliness 11/06/10
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We’re Being Boarded by the Coast Guard – Now What? If you’ve ever seen the reflection of the blue-rotating hailing light in the reflection of your windshield... 10/21/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Many of us are involved in long passages over the water. A ride out to The Canyons, for example, can take all day and night to and fro... Asleep at the Switch? Not on my Watch! 10/21/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com Hypothermia, "drunk without the booze" and more dangerous. 10/25/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - While we don’t have to worry about Nazi U-boats off of Long Island anymore, the Nation is at war in every sense of the word. And the US Coast Guard has implemented a rigorous program called Maritime Domain Awareness. 10/16/10
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Happy Trails While Trailering Part II - OK, we got you from the water to the trailer with the last column on this subject. Now, like the dog that catches the car, you say to yourself, now what do ... 10/18/10
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atlanticmaritimeacademy.com - Winterizing The Boat – Now or Later, It Has To Be Done 10/19/10
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