Rules for photo contest

The following are the rules for the Soundings Real Boats, Real Boaters Photo Contest.

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Picture perfect

Think you can take a great photo, too? Grab your camera and start shooting for our 'Real Boats, Real Boaters Photo Contest'

It was mere hours into the Velux 5 Oceans solo around-the-world yacht race when the fleet was hit by a powerful Bay of Biscay storm off France with winds gusting to 77 mph. To professional photographer Dan Towers, the conditions were picture-perfect, albeit a tad on the white-knuckle side. Towers hopped into a single-engine helicopter with the doors removed and sped off after the fleet.

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Cruising Tales - A simple cruising philosophy

This couple is seeing the world without breaking the bank — here’s how they do it

We made the decision almost 20 years ago to buy a boat and go cruising while we were still young and healthy enough to enjoy the lifestyle.

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Cruising Tales - Taking those first steps

Starting with a Sea Ray 290 Sundancer, this Boston family is ready for more boat — and more cruising

For the Velsmid family, 2008 served as a five-month sea trial, a test to determine whether boating and cruising was a good match for them.

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