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Alex Jasper

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Alex Jasper went to live aboard sailing school for her 40th birthday. She then started sailing on New England lakes in the summer. After waking up one morning at anchor on a 16’ boat in Lake Champlain, she was hooked. In 2017, she started sailing a 32’ catamaran in Rhode Island and southern New England waters. Then, after racing for a year in California, she pointed her own bow south and headed down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the Bahamas. Who knows what is next?
After picking up oars at West Marine in Oriental, North Carolina, the author stumbled upon the Front Porch Music Festival. (Photo/ Alex Jasper)
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10 Unexpected and Free ICW Highlights

This flight in the travel lift from the water to the stands cost at Brunswick Landing Marina cost $814 with a pressure wash of the bottom included. (Photo/ Alex Jasper)
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Multiple cockpit enclosures were essential to make the cockpit comfortable in varying conditions. These shade flaps helped to keep temperatures down. Alex made them in a marina while waiting for a storm to pass. (Photo/ Alex Jasper)
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ICW Gear Must-Haves

AquaMaps with Bob’s blue tracks and my green tracks at the start of the ICW with bridge arrival times. (Image/ Alex Jasper)
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Tips From A First “Sail” on the ICW

Even though my own sailboat was on the opposite coast, my desire to sail didn't wane. So I looked up the local racing schedule on Latitude 38 and joined Wimm's racing crew out of Sausalito. (Photo/ Alex Jasper)
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Sailing On After Losing a Sailing Partner

The three-strand nylon anchor rode was likely severed by a submerged metal object 30 feet from the boat. While Alex had 20 feet of chain attached to the 50 feet of nylon rode, it wasn't enough chain to battle the submerged object. (Photo/ Alex Jasper)
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