The Official Magazine of the Bluewater Cruising Association

Clearing Into Mexico

Trina Holt

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August Rendezvous 2026

Anne Woodson

Fatu Hiva Is Beautiful. It Is Also Wild — And So Are Its Risks.

Darrell and David Farrow

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Passport 40

How to Cancel a Mexican TIP

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K. Barrie Letts

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