Cruising Compass Archives - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

As the Earth hurtles headfirst

August 10th, 2023

To paraphrase John Masefield’s poem ‘Sea Fever’, having a star to steer by is helpful for a night passage, but

July 6th, 2023

Staying onboard is the best method to avoid drowning, but how prepared are we when trouble occurs? George Day of

June 8th, 2023

Technical progress has made sailing safer, but as George Day of the Cruising Compass shares, the relationship with the sea

June 1st, 2023

George Day offers the outlook in the Cruising Compass for what to expect this season: With the official northern hemisphere

May 4th, 2023

When sailing offshore, being prepared for adversity is more than just shopping at the local chandlery as George Day shares

April 13th, 2023

It can at times feel like we have endured enough progress, as cost and complexity, plus social isolation, often come

April 6th, 2023

If you can survive adversity, it tends to make for a good story as shared here by George Day in

March 23rd, 2023

Despite Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow, which calls for six more weeks of winter, George Day in the Cruising Compass

March 9th, 2023

For onboard communication technology, this update comes from George Day in the Cruising Compass: I’ve been on a satellite comms

February 23rd, 2023

If the unthinkable happens, new technology may save your life as detailed by George Day in the Cruising Compass: In