George Day Archives

Hey boater, it’s called BOOT

January 18th, 2024

Winter is that season in which we prepare for the other seasons. George Day explains how that is being done

January 4th, 2024

Earth is estimated to be 4.54 billion years old, plus or minus about 50 million years, and lately it has

October 5th, 2023

As vacation yacht charters has moved toward catamarans, the design emphasis has focused more on accommodations and less on performance.

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