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NEW 2022 Bavaria C45 Sailboat Opportunity |
This New Catalina 385 just arrived at the ship yard and sold before it was even put in the water! Call us today so we can secure the incoming model that fits you best before it is sold. |
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New 2022 Bavaria C45 Available
Due to unexpected circumstances, we have a New Bavaria C45 Sailboat arriving in June. Here is your chance to get sailing NOW instead of waiting all year for the next one! Call or email today for details as she won't last long.
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Reflecting on the Joys and Challenges of Cruising with Kids |
Ten days on a boat? With a baby?” friends asked when they learned about our plan to cruise the San Juan Islands on our 28-foot sailboat. “Are you nuts?”
Three year old Sarah in front of Chatterbox Falls, Princess Louisa Inlet.
Being nuts had never occurred to us. We had spent two years dreaming about and working towards this trip. I was operating on blind faith and had no idea what to expect. But Dan’s lifelong boating experience along with his certainty and enthusiasm inspired trust, and I was all in.
Our maiden voyage opened my eyes to certain realities of our venture. Traveling north at a snail’s pace, with wind on our nose rendering sails inefficient, was agonizing.
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Two years ago, Opening Day became a virtual event because of COVID. Last year the weather was misty and gray. But the third time’s the charm. Opening Day 2022 was about as good as it gets. A sunny, pleasant weekend welcomed all who hoisted their sails anywhere on the Bay, and all who passed through Belvedere Cove in Tiburon to have their boats blessed for the season by the minister, priest and rabbi aboard the anchored, classic Trumpy Aurora V. The first PICYA-sponsored Opening Day event happened in 1917, and it is a tradition still observed by the Bay Area’s 100+ member yacht clubs.
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Check out our New Boat inventory!
...and we have dozens more on order coming later in the year!
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Arrives June 2022
2022 Catalina 425
The Catalina 425 is an all-new design that assumes the position in the Catalina line held by the legendary Catalina 42. Contact us about special introductory pricing!
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Arrives June 2022
2022 Catalina 315
The new 315 continues moving the Catalina brand to a higher level of performance, finish and engineering achievement.
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Arrives July 2022
2022 Bavaria C50
A touch of superyacht, even below deck. Everything feels enormous. For example, sit on the big lounge sofa at the saloon table, surrounded by lots of natural light streaming in through the stylish light‐strip.
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Arrives July 2022
2022 Bavaria SR41
The BAVARIA SR41 kicks off a new line of motorboats from BAVARIA YACHTS. A comfortable cockpit, a large sunbed which can be transformed in no time into a lounge area with a table right on the waterfront and a large bathing platform.
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Arrives August 2022
2022 Bali 4.6 Catamaran
The BALI 4.6 is recognizable at first glance thanks to the new design.
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Arrives July 2022
2022 Bavaria C45
When they designed the BAVARIA C45, they wanted to create a yacht which people would feel completely at home on.
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Arrives September 2022
2022 Bavaria C42
A modern, innovative hull shape with chines and a V-shaped bow developed by BAVARIA YACHTS guarantee both the best sailing performance and an unusually large amount of space below deck.
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Arrives August 2022
2022 Bavaria Vida 33
The BAVARIA VIDA 33 is available in two versions, an open version and a version with a hard top. Together with the sporty hull design with recessed hull windows, the result is the BAVARIA VIDA 33’s dynamically elegant silhouette.
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Looking for something else? View all of our other inventory and our large selection of pre-owned boats at www.cruisingyachts.net!
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Need to sell? The Boating Market is HOT! |
In today's HOT market, Sailboats and Yachts are selling fast. Please contact us today to get your yachts free evaluation and get it on the market.
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Properly fueling a boat is easy, but there are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind. It may seem a bit strange at first, but learning how to fuel a boat should actually be thought of as a part of basic boating safety.
Most people will naturally associate fueling up boats with fueling up cars, but there are a number of important differences. And not only does your safety depend on a proper fueling job, the environment’s safety does, too.
Basic Boat Fueling Procedures
How you fuel your boat will vary a bit depending on what type of boat it is, and what sort of power system it has. The most critical differences? There are two. First, between boats with enclosed engine compartments or engine rooms versus those with outboards. And second, between boats with cabins and those without.
If your boat runs on diesel this is less of an issue (though it still counts) because diesel is less of a fire hazard than gas, but gas-powered boats with enclosed engine compartments are always at danger of fumes building up inside. Most manufacturers recommend you run a bilge blower not only after fueling up, but any time you start the boat after it’s been sitting for more than a few minutes.
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8 Age-Appropriate Boating Techniques to Teach Your Kids |
With summer fast approaching, many of us can’t wait to get out on the water with our families. These trips are even more enjoyable when kids are active participants more than passengers. Here are eight age-appropriate boating techniques to teach your children, no matter how young they are.
1. Identifying channel markers by shapes and colors. While preschoolers may not be able to read or write, they definitely can tell a red triangle from a green square. They also can tell green buoys from red ones. Have them point out these navigation aids while you’re cruising, and explain what they mean.
2. Knot tying. As soon as your kids can tie their shoes, they can learn to tie a bowline. Make it even more fun by using the memory-aiding story of a rabbit coming out of its hole,
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Catalina Welcomes New Members to the Eagle Population |
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Catalina’s local bald eagle pair Thunder and Akecheta welcomed three new eaglets in March. The pair are part of a program from 1980 created by the Institute for Wildlife Studies to reintroduce bald eagles to the region. The program is a collective effort from the institute, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Fame, and the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy. According to the IWS website, at least six breeding pairs and another half dozen young eagles live on the island. For more information or to check on the eagles via webcam, visit the IWS website at iws.org.
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