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	<title>About Charter Sailing</title>
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	<description>Charter Sailing Stories, Tips, &#38; Resources</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 12:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How do you talk your wife (or friend) into a sailing vacation?</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2008/04/06/how-do-you-talk-your-wife-or-friend-into-a-sailing-vacation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I saw this question posted at SailNet.com and realized that this was probably a very common situation.  In our case I lucked out… my wife, Claire, pushed me to take certification courses at Ocean Sailing Academy so we could charter. (Probably not the norm).  Her interest in sailing is because she knows that I am passionate about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Introduction to GPS</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/10/07/our-introduction-to-a-gps/</link>
		<comments>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/10/07/our-introduction-to-a-gps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This past summer on Lake Champlain, Claire and I had our first chance to use a GPS on the 32 foot Beneteau we chartered.
We were looking forward to learning how to use the GPS even though we are comfortable using both the boat compass and our own handbearing compass (which I highly recommend you own) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures from our 2007 Sailing Charter</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/08/31/pictures-from-our-2007-sailing-charter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We decided to share some (but not all) of our pictures from this summer&#8217;s charter on Lake Champlain at the end of July.  In addition, we have also included pictures from previous years on the Lake.  If you have any &#8220;nice&#8221; comments, let us know.           
To see our photos Click Here.

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		<title>How to reduce or eliminate headaches before you leave the dock.</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/08/13/how-to-reduce-or-eliminate-headaches-before-you-leave-the-dock/</link>
		<comments>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/08/13/how-to-reduce-or-eliminate-headaches-before-you-leave-the-dock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ We have decided to share our bareboat check-out list which is based on our personal experience and study.  As our experience grows and we get additional feedback from our readers, we will periodically revise and update the list.
Our hope is that this list will provide a guide for your next charter. If you have developed your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did you really check the bilge pump?</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/08/05/didyoureallycheckthebilgepump/</link>
		<comments>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/08/05/didyoureallycheckthebilgepump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer, we chartered a Beneteau 28 from Navtours  at Mooney Bay on Lake Champlain, just above Plattsburgh, NY.  After Yanik with Navtours reviewed the “Official” check-in list, he then tolerated our own check list.  We always have lots of questions.  The bilge pump is one of the important things we like to test.  During my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Docking:  Lucky or not?</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/07/19/docking-lucky-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/07/19/docking-lucky-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On our first charter on Lake Champlain in 2005, we were faced with our first chance to dock the Oday 28 with just the two of us.   Even though we had docked our own Oday 28 in Charleston, SC, more than a dozen times or so with currents of up to 3 knots, we wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Started</title>
		<link>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/07/19/getting-started/</link>
		<comments>http://aboutchartersailing.com/2007/07/19/getting-started/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Sasser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lake Champlain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Planning a sailing charter?
Are you planning your first sailing charter? Are you looking for information on how to get started or where to go?  Are you an old salt who would like to share some of your great stories and lessons learned?  Or like us, (see About Us ) are you still learning and have [...]]]></description>
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