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Soundings • MARCH 2023 VOL. LX, NO. 7

MAILBOAT • FEEDBACK FROM OUR BOATING COMMUNITY

The Grass Is Not Greener • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS CREATING NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT SEAGRASS DAMAGE, WITH REMINDERS ABOUT WHAT BOATERS CAN DO TO HELP

Top Sailors • THE CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA’S ANNUAL AWARDS RECOGNIZE SIX OUTSTANDING SAILORS

Collision Avoidance • THE RULES OF THE ROAD CAN HELP YOU AVOID AN UNPLANNED GET-TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER VESSEL

Cut, Grind and Glue • MEET THE MILLENNIALS WHO TURNED THEIR REFIT OF A VINTAGE OCEAN RACER INTO A POPULAR YOUTUBE SHOW

Hickman Sea Sled

A Formula for Fishing • Formula dives back into the center console market with the debut of its new 387 CCF

NET GAIN • A close-knit group of trap net fishermen reveal the poetry in their daily work

The Cape of Storms • While visiting Robertson & Caine, we experience the wild wind and weather of South Africa’s Cape Peninsula

BREAKOUT BOATS • These new designs for spring 2023 will be turning heads in a harbor near you

Time Out for Teak • TO MAKE YOUR WOOD LAST, YOU SHOULD MAKE THE PROPER EFFORT TO MAINTAIN IT

Pink Sky at Night