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From the Editor

by Mary South
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About Mary
Assignments for Yachting have sent Mary up the Amazon, around Cape Horn and all over the wet parts of the world. A former book editor and the author of The Cure for Anything is Salt Water, a nautical memoir published by HarperCollins, Mary has written for numerous national magazines. She is a former member of the USCG Auxiliary, a graduate of Chapman School of Seamanship’s Professional Mariner Training, and was a dockmaster in East Hampton, New York. Read Full Bio
April 17, 2013
Missing the Boat
By Mary South
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Spring is the season of optimism — and in April, as the first wan rays of sunshine put a little bounce in our step and a chantey in our hearts, it’s time to get the boat ready. [ Read More ]
April 2013 / Yachting Life
April 17, 2013
In Praise of Yacht Charters
By Mary South
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Editor Mary South explores all the tantalizing vacation options at the Antigua Charter Yacht Show. [ Read More ]
March 2013 / Charters / Yachting Life / Cruising & Chartering
April 17, 2013
The Persistence of Memory
By Mary South
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Editor-in-Chief Mary South remembers moments at sea and ashore that are still so vivid they take her breath away. [ Read More ]
Adventures / Yachting Life
April 17, 2013
Remember Shackleton!
By Mary South
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The Yachting staff hunkers down and carries on in Hurricane Sandy. [ Read More ]
Hurricane / Yachting Life
April 17, 2013
Back to the Sea
By Mary South
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Yachting, like the rest of the marine industry, has just returned from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. As you may know, it’s the largest in-water show in the world, covering 3 million square feet of space and exhibiting $3 billion worth of boats. [ Read More ]
FLIBS / Yachting Life
November 6, 2012
Is Less More?
By Mary South
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It’s fall boat show season and, as you can imagine, there are more odious duties in life than walking around looking at boats and being paid to do so. Editor's Letter from our November 2012 issue. [ Read More ]
boat shows / Yachting Life
October 17, 2012
Good News, Bad News
By Mary South
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So many of you have written to ask about the mighty Bossanova, my beloved steel trawler, that I thought I’d bring you up to date. This part is the bad news. Editor's Letter from our September 2012 issue. [ Read More ]
Boat Ownership / Yachting Life
October 1, 2012
It's Boat Show Season!
By Mary South
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There are few sights more mournful than a yard full of boats on jack stands. Luckily, there’s no better way to let the healing begin than by attending a fall boat show. Editor's Letter from our October 2012 issue. [ Read More ]
boat shows / Yachting Life
September 4, 2012
Losing Summer
By Mary South
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I am at the emergency room, waiting for a doctor to come out and tell me if we can save Bossanova. From our July 2012 issue. [ Read More ]
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