Dawg Tales Archives

2023

Issue no. 50, July-Aug

Issue no. 49, May-June

Issue no. 48, Mar-Apr

Issue no. 47, Jan-Feb

2022

Issue no. 46, Nov-Dec

Issue no. 45, Sept-Oct

Issue no. 44, July-Aug

Issue no. 43, May-June

Issue no. 42, Mar-Apr

Issue no. 41, Jan-Feb

 

2021

Issue no. 40, Nov-Dec

Issue no. 39, Sept-Oct

SDSA News
What Do the Shoreside Coordinators Do?
2021 Inaugural DelMarVa Rally
2021 Downeast Rally
Coming Events - Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
A Walk in the Woods, Dominica Style North East US SSB Net
 Passage Prep, Part II Member Boats and Gear for Sale
  Annapolis Rendezvous by Hylas
   

 

 

SDSA News
Ocean Class and World Class Salty Dawgs
 
 
 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 Music on the Water Join Us on a Salty Dawg Rally
 Prepping for Passage - The Boat Member Boats for Sale
 Ocean Fishing Rendezvous
  Webinars

 

 

SDSA News
Announcing Our New Website!
Salty Dawg Crew Service
Salty Dawg Port Captain Program
Volunteers are our Success! 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 Barbuda - Antigua's Pretty Little Sister Salty Dawg Rallies
 Messing About in Boats in Bequia Member Boats for Sale
 Great Experiences, Great Friends and Great Fun! Salty Dawg Rendezvous
 Top Five WIndvane Installation Self-Steering Questions 2021 Webinars

 

 

SDSA News
Passage Complete - Mission Accomplished
A Newbie's First Rally 
 Cruising Martinique, A Gem in the Windward Islands
 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 Right of Innocent Passage  Rendezvous and Webinars
   Salty Dawg Rallies
   Port Captain Program
   Crew Service

 

 

SDSA News
In Memory of Our Beloved Friend and Founder - Linda Knowles
Solo to Antigua 
 
 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 How Silver Sun Became a Salty Dawg
 PredictWind
 Mr. Toad's Wild Ride to the Bahamas  Rendezvous and Rallies
   SDSA Board of Directors
   Member Boats for Sale

 

 

SDSA News
Preparing for a Passage
Antigua Rolls Out the Red Carpet for the Dawgs
The Benefits of Volunteering for the Salty Dawgs
 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 My Confession...I Hate Cooking on Passage!
2020 Rendezvous
 Aria Finds Aruba Fall Rally to the Caribbean
  Captains and Crew Wanted
  Member Boats for Sale

 

 

SDSA News
A Passage Across the Indian Ocean 
  Participant Feedback - 2020 Homeward Bound Flotilla
 
 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 How to Make Your Partner Love the Kite
 Fall Rally to the Caribbean
   Rendezvous and Seminars
   Rally Update
  Member Boats for Sale

 

 

SDSA News
Stories From the Caribbean during COVID-19: Homeward Bound with the Salty Dawgs
Wavelength Kicked Out of Brazil
Maiden Voyage for A Ten
Little Martha’s Big Adventure 
Cruising Tips  Other Cool Stuff
 Carnival, Martinique—A Celebration COVID-19 Relief - Get Your Free Gift!
  Member Boats for Sale
  Homeward Bound Flotilla See Great Pics, Read Great Feedback
  Rallies: Salty Dawg Rally to Main and the Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean

   

 

ISSUE 30, MAR-APR, 2020

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Homeward Bound
How COVID-19 is Affecting Cruisers
Getting on Plane while Protecting your Prop Crew Service Update
Why Rally The Rationale for Rescue Beacon Selection Member Boats for Sale
Salty Dawg Dominica Rendezvous   COVID-19/Coronavirus Update
Homeward Bound Flotilla:
Calling All Sailors Seeking to Get Back to the USA
   

 ISSUE 29, JAN-FEB, 2020

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
2020 Rally Registration is Open! Emergency Onboard Welcome Aboard!
SDSA Rendezvous and Seminar Sail to the Bahamas Member Boats for Sale
New Sponsor - PredictWind Downwind Sails for the Cruising Sailor  
     

 ISSUE 28, NOV-DEC, 2019

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Antigua Loves the Dawgs Sailing the New Hylas 48 Offshore The Dominica Rendezvous
Fall Rally Passage to the Bahamas Threading the Needle: Why Our Fall Rally Plans an Early November Departure Recipe: Cheese Ball Bites
    The Salty Dawg Ship's Store is OPEN!

 ISSUE 27, SEP-OCT, 2019

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
The Fall Rally is HERE! Rally to Nova Scotia Review Salty Dawg Booth at the U.S. Sailboat Show
Annapolis Seminar - Essentials of Blue Water Sailing Beyond the Fall Rally… What’s Next? Costume Party Rendezvous
The Salty Dawg Annapolis Rendezvous by Hylas Cruising Offshore with Pets The Antigua Cruising Week Rendezvous
Become a Salty Dawg Member, Spread the Word Medical Evacuation and Telemedicine Services Recipe: Tropical Beef Chunks

 ISSUE 26, JUL-AUG, 2019

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Rally to Maine Beat the Heat Wave Antigua: Where You Should Go This Fall Salty Dawg Booth at the U.S. Sailboat Show
Get Onboard with the Largest Rally of the Year! Confessions of an Offshore Sailor
Bahamas Style
Costume Party Rendezvous
Annapolis Seminar - Essentials of Blue Water Sailing Preparing to go Offshore The Antigua Cruising Week Rendezvous
The Salty Dawg Annapolis Rendezvous by Hylas   Recipe: Caprese Tall Ships

 ISSUE 25, MAY-JUN, 2019

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Join Us For Our Summer Rallies Spring Rally Review Poems of the Spring Rally
The Fall Rally to the Caribbean is Just Around the Corner Lessons Learned in Life at Sea Recipe: Blackened Mahi Mahi with Mango Salsa
Rendezvous! Why Rally Member Boats For Sale
Tom Saxe to Take Over Rally Management The Case for the SSB  

 ISSUE 24, MAR-APR, 2019

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Register for a Rally Now! Good Times in Dominica Sailing in Commercial Traffic
Rendezvous Fantastic Sailing to Nova Scotia Recipe: Hurricane Cocktail
Save the Date! Sails Call Member Boats For Sale
Salty Dawg Facebook Pages There’s No Such Thing as a “Good Tan”  

 ISSUE 23, JAN-FEB, 2019

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Registration is Open for All 2019 Rallies! Fall Rally to the Caribbean You’re Not Quite Finished Yet: Post-Trip Maintenance
Rendezvous My First Salty Dawg Rally - A Crew Perspective Recipe: Yummy Roll Ups
Salty Dawg Facebook Pages The Tail of the Salty Dawg Member Boats For Sale
Ocean Class Salty Dawg Recognition   Calling All Crew

ISSUE 22, NOV-DEC, 2018

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Salty Dawgs Take Over Annapolis Bonaire: Worth the Distance, Worth the Wait Steering Maintenance
Hampton Pre-Rally Enthusiasm   Member Boats for Sale
Dawg Days, Antigua Stye   Recipe: Cranberry- Pineapple Sangria
Member Prize Winner    

   ISSUE 21, SEP-OCT, 2018

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Rally to Maine Review Norwegian Summer How to Operate and Use your ICOM M-802
Rally to Nova Scotia Forecasts from High Seas - USCG Member Boats for Sale
Member Prize Winner   Recipe: Sundowner Zucchini Cakes

ISSUE 20, JULY-AUG, 2018

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Rally & Rendezvous Announcements - Annapolis Boat Show Events Cruising Puerto Rico Educational Library
New Sponsor: vacaystyle.com Purchasing Insurance for Blue Water Cruising Recipe: Shrimp Appetizer
Member Prize Winner    

ISSUE 19, MAY-JUN, 2018

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Spring Rally Review Sailing in the Fog Cruising Martinique
Experienced Dawgs Join SDSA Board   Recipe: Olive Tapenade
Rendezvous Schedule    
Member Prize Winner    

 ISSUE 18, MAR-APR, 2018

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Dawgs Help Rebuild after Hurricanes Testing Storm Drogues An Unintended Circumnavigation
Four Rallies Open for Registration! Steering Redundancy My First Salty Dawg Rally
Rendezvous Schedule    
Member Prize Winner    

ISSUE 17, JAN-FEB, 2018

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Spring Rally Registration Confessions of an Offshore Sailor Bread Salty Dawgs in Dominica
"Irmageddon" Escapade
Maine/ Nova Scotia Rally Satellite Coms Installation   BVI Recovery Update
Rendezvous - Fawcett's Lecture Series
Rendezvous - Dominica
     

ISSUE 16, NOV-DEC, 2017

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Fall Rally Arrival in Antigua Selecting Downwind Sails Hot Clam Spread A Dawg's Perspective on being At Sea
      BVI Recovery Update
       

ISSUE 15, SEP-OCT 2017

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Kicking off the Salty Dawg BVI Relief Fund Trolling Offshore – Catch it and Cook it Terrapin’s Trans-Atlantic Adventure, Where are the Dawgs – in Ireland.
  Parachute Storm Anchor – Offshore Deployment  
     

  ISSUE 14, JUL-AUG 2017

 

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipes
Spring Rally Taking the Search out of Search & Rescue Pineapple Chow

ISSUE 13, MAY-JUNE 2017

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipes
Rally to Cuba: “Cubanism” – a Human Interest Story, Hola Cuba – Sweet Memories Handling Downwind Sails Plantain Caper Salad
Spring Rally    

ISSUE 12, MARCH-APR 2017

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Dominica Rendezvous Offshore Satellite Technology Pork tenderloin in a pressure cooker Cruising Culebra in Puerto Rico
Rendezvous at Foxy’s      

ISSUE 11, JAN-FEB 2017

 

 

SDSA NewsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
The Dawg Pound – a first timers story Cuban Picadillo South Pacific Salty Dawgs
From the Log of Roxy in the 2016 Fall Rally to the Caribbean    
Cinnamon Bay Dinghy Drift    

ISSUE 10, NOV-DEC 2016

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Fall Rally Funny story: You Can Never Have Too Many Bilge Pumps Baking bread in a pressure cooker Salty Dawgs to the Rescue
Log entries from the 2016 Fall Rally to the Caribbean Yacht Insurance for Cuba    

ISSUE 9, SEPT-OCT 2016

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff

Southern Chesapeake Rendezvous Technical article: On the water - what to wear Mt. Desert
Rally To Maine   Sargassum
    Land of Fog Soliloquy

ISSUE 8, JULY-AUG 2016

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipes
Spring Rally Improper Mooring Line Attachment Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad
Bermuda Diversion; From the Log of Peregrine in the 2016 Spring Rally Picking the Right Anchor  
Canadian Yachting Magazine Article: SD Fall Rally    

ISSUE 7, MAY-JUN 2016

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
From the Log of Aviva in the Spring Rally Caribbean Safety & Security Net Chicken Tetrazzini Western Caribbean, Part 2
      The Jews of Nevis

ISSUE 6, FEB-APR 2016

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Dominica Rendezvous What Motivates Crew TONIC Hit Fast Cat to the Caribbean
Rendezvous at Foxy’s SSB Safety Nets   Western Caribbean Part 1
      Ralph’s Favorite: Nonsuch Bay, Antigua

ISSUE 5, NOV-JAN 2015

SDSA NewsCruising TipsOther Cool Stuff
Fall Rally Satellite Communications: Installation Cuba is Calling
  Cruising Sail Inventory Panama to Galapagos
  Insurance and Cuba Sargasso Weed Infestation
    Cruising & Diving
    Trinidad to the BVI

ISSUE 4, AUG-OCT 2015

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Fall Seminar Series Understand Your Boat Quesadilla Casserole with a Kick Exploring the Canadian Maritimes
  Satellite Comms: Options   Top 5 Dive Sites in the BVI
  Steering Systems    
  Boat Insurance    
  Planning your Trip South    

ISSUE 3, JULY-AUG 2015

SDSA NewsCruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Fall Seminar Series Downwind Sailing Faux Croissants Lighthouse Tour - Hampton
  Getting most from your Coms Gear   History of Blue Water Divers
  Choosing Bottom Paint    

ISSUE 2, APR-MAY 2015

Cruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
Satellite WiFi Options Easy English Cottage Pie Joining the Bird Count
Chris Parker’s Weather Primer for the Trip North   Sargassum Blues
Steering System Safety Check    

ISSUE 1, FEB-MAR 2015

Cruising TipsRecipesOther Cool Stuff
How Long do Sails Last-Maintaining your Sails Reggae Chicken and Rasta Pasta BVI Gems – out of the way anchorages in the BVI