You can sign up for Jeff’s Offshore Cruising course by going to https://www.boatersuniversity.com/ This Offshore Cruising Tip is called, “Through hulls”. Through hulls are vital operational features that every boat owner needs to understand. Many owners take through hulls for granted and don’t give them much thought. We’d like to encourage you to remember their vital roles. We recommend that you identify the location and purpose of each through hull on your boat. As part of your check lists and routines we suggest you test regularly and make sure each through hull is working – it can be freely opened and closed. When they aren’t used, they can “freeze” or become stubborn. Through hulls that supply raw water to strainers seem to get more service since they are closed off to clean out the strainers, then re-opened. Other through hulls, like deck drains, are rarely adjusted since they are almost always left open. “Exercising” through hulls keeps them active and ready. One tip we recommend is using a PVC pipe as a “long reach” to check those through hulls tucked away outboard and also as a “persuader” that can give you the extra leverage you need to nudge a through hull that has become stiff due to lack of use. Never force a through hull, you could break it and open the flow of water. It is a good practice to have soft wooden bungs and a soft blow hammer nearby to plug a broken through hull and stop the inflow of raw water. If your boat is hauled out you can be a bit more aggressive, but if they are really stuck, they may need to be disassembled or replaced. To learn more about preparing for safe cruising, we invite you to sign up for “Offshore Cruising – Preparing Craft and Crew” and learn why it has become one of the most popular classes offered. To log in and sign up for the course, please go to this link, https://www.boatersuniversity.com/courses/offshore-cruising/?omhide=true JMYS clients can insert the discount code JEFFSAVES at check out to receive a 20% discount. JMYS is proud to partner with Boaters University and we hope that you will sign up to take the course. We truly believe this course will be a huge help for all boaters who wish to travel offshore. Thank you for watching this special tip video, we welcome your comments. Please visit our website: https://www.JMYS.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffmerrillyachtsales/?fref=nf Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/merrillyachts Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmystrawlers/ To get in touch with Jeff Merrill: Mobile +1 949.355.4950 | Email Jeff@JMYS.com

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Corporate events, business trips, congress meetings, MICE, DMC... Great sailing catamarans in the port of málaga Mundo Marino, a family company with over 25 years experience

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Hello, Great news, RESPONSIBLE, FAMILY BOATING is in effect, May 1st… The Bay is open to family boating. https://www.portofsandiego.org/covid-19-port-san-diegos-response PLEASE STAY CLASSY SAN DIEGO!!! We DO NOT want this pulled from us!!! Enjoy, have fun, be safe! THANK YOU! Bernadine Trusso President San Diego Bay Recreation Update In compliance with the County of San Diego’s latest amended public health order, and with public health measures remaining in place to continue to minimize the spread of and exposure to COVID-19, recreational boating – for vessels on which all occupants are members of the same household – will be allowed on San Diego Bay beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. The Port is gradually reopening public spaces in compliance with County Health guidance and in coordination with other coastal jurisdictions. Effective Friday, the following is what will be allowed/open and closed/not allowed on and around San Diego Bay: Allowed: Recreational boating for vessels on which all occupants are members of the same household; kayaking and paddle boarding (kayakers and paddle boarders may launch from beaches); swimming for exercise Open: Walkways, sidewalks, and promenades for walking, running, and bicycling (no stopping, sitting, or lying down); beaches are open for walking and running along (no stopping, sitting, or lying down); Shelter Island and National City boat launches (opening at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020); Closed: Parks, piers, park parking lots; Chula Vista boat launch (consistent with continued park closures throughout City of Chula Vista) Not allowed: Gatherings and non-physical distancing activities; stopping, sitting or lying down in parks or on beaches; fishing from shoreline Click here for the full list of parks and facilities closures.

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Ogni giorno ci allontaniamo dall’oceano, ogni giorno ci avviciniamo a casa. Un eterno tiro alla fune tra due estremità che ricoprono un posto importante nel mio cuore. Capirete che le albe e i tramonti allora non saranno più gli stessi. Riempio la boccetta dei ricordi con ogni istante ricco di vita, come i colori di quest’alba, o un momento di profonda complicità e sintonia a bordo di Julia. Una canzone al pianoforte, un avvistamento di qualche cetaceo nero (orche? Chi lo sa), un tramonto assaporato dalla prima fila. Oggi Baleari, domani Sardegna, poi Sicilia, infine casa. Una cosa comunque è certa. La vita potrà portarci ovunque nel mondo, ma da qualche parte dentro di noi i colori e i profumi di questi paesaggi rimarranno per sempre costuditi. Un po’ di Blu d’oceano già c’è 💙

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A cute little Thececera nudibranch, also known as Pikachu! It is feeding.

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