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Updated January 27, 2019
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Publications
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Linkkila, Leslie & Philip DiNuovo, Bringing Carina Home - Pohnpei to Sitka, Ocean Navigator, November/December 2018 |
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Linkkila, Leslie & Philip DiNuovo "French Spiral Hitching Wheel Cover" Good Old Boat, November/December 2018 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo "Destination Undetermined, PMYC Salty Speakers Tell of Fourteen Years Cruising the Pacific Ocean". Port Madison Yacht Club Mainsheet, May 2018 |
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DiNuovo, P & L Linkkila, "Pacific Ocean Crossing - 4689 nm from Pohnpei to Sitka AK" (3 parts) - SSCA Bulletin, October - December 2017 |
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Linkkila, Leslie & Philip DiNuovo, "Natural Born Sailors - The Inspiring Idyllic Ninigo Islands of Papua New Guinea", Ocean Navigator, May/June 2017 |
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Linkkila, Leslie & Philip DiNuovo, "Xuxi Seimat – The Ninigos of PNG", Cruising Helmsman, June 2017 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, "Hauled out in the Philippines", Changes in Latitude, Latitude 38, April 2015 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Basics of Sail Repair", Good Old Boat, November 2015 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Evaluating Sails for Repair", Good Old Boat, September 2015 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Twisted, Tortured, Torn & Tattered - Why Sails Fail", Good Old Boat, July 2015 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Do You Copy?", Ocean Navigator, March/April 2015 |
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DiNuovo, Philip, "Where the Doctor is a Headhunter", Ocean Navigator, September 2014 |
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DiNuovo, Philip, "The Solomons Stole my Heart", Cruising Helmsman, August 2014 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "The Spirit of the Solomons", Cruising Helmsman, April 2014 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Solomon Island Season, SSCA Bulletin, April 2013 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Solomon Island Yacht Festival, SSCA Bulletin, December 2012 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila,"Vanuatu - Land Eternal", SSCA Bulletin, August & September 2012 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Updating Captain Cook", Ocean Navigator, May/June 2012 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, "Salvaging a Dream", Good Old Boat, May/June 2013 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Staying Attached", Good Old Boat, November 2012 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Chameleon: A Nesting Hard Dinghy That's Enduring and Endearing", Good Old Boat, March/April 2012. |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Replace Those Aging Lifelines!". Ocean Voyager, 2012 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Yokwe from the Marshall Islands", SSCA Bulletin, Feb 2012 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila "Voyaging Communications Report" Ocean Navigator Online, October 21, 2011 |
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Your Cruising Galley - Interview with Leslie & Philip, SV Carina, Mo'orea" with Amanda Swan-Neal, 48 Degrees North, July 2011 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, Where There is No Rigger, Good Old Boat, July and Sept 2011 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, "Headmaster", Latitudes and Attitudes, Sept 2011 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Fiji 2010-2011", Seven Seas Cruising Association |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Mud and Thunder", Latitudes and Attitudes, January 2011 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, "Interview with a Cruiser Project", http://interviewwithacruiser.blogspot.com/2010/07/10-questions-for-carina.html |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo "Cyclone Moorings in Vava'u Tonga, Seven Seas Cruising Association, December 2010 |
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Dinuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, "Changes in Latitude", Latitude 38, December 2010 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, Arts and Culture of the Pacific, Blue Water Sailing, Dispatches, November 2010 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, Interview Ocean Voyager, 2010 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila, "Run Over in Paradise", Ocean Navigator, November 2009 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila "Cruising Dreams Swept Away by Violent Tsunami" www.cruisingworld.com, Oct 5, 2009 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, Islas Galapagos Update March 2009, Seven Seas Cruising Association |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Our Daily Bread", Cruising World (People & Food) |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Margarita Fresca", Cruising World (People & Food) |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Artichoke Tapenade", Cruising World (People & Food), December 2009 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Panamá: New Policies Restrict Cruising", Ocean Navigator, Jan/Feb 2009 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Do It Yourself Dinghy Chaps", Good Old Boat, November 2008 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Ongoing Changes Discourage Cruising in Ecuador, Seven Seas Cruising Assoc., Sept 2007 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Ecuador/Galapagos, Panamá City, Seven Seas Cruising Assoc., January 2007 |
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DiNuovo, Philip and Leslie Linkkila - Waxing Poetic in Darwin's Wake, www.cruisingworld.com |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Pacific Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Seven Seas Cruising Assoc., September 2006, p 28 |
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Linkkila, Leslie, "Raise a Hand for Kids - El Salvador", Cruising World, September 2006 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, "Chubasco in El Salvador", Seven Seas Cruising Assoc., April 2006, p 16 |
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Linkkila, Leslie, "Cruisers Work for Kids in El Salvador's Rural Communities", Latitudes and Attitudes, December 2005, p 102 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, Estero Jaltepeque (Bahia del Sol), El Salvador, Seven Seas Cruising Assoc., September 2005, p 34 |
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Linkkila, Leslie and Philip DiNuovo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Seven Seas Cruising Assoc, December 2004, p 4 |
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DiNuovo, Philip, "Close Encounter off Baja", Ocean Navigator, October 2004, p 20 |
Presentations & Workshops
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Raja Ampat & The Spice Islands of Indonesia - Village Green Foundation Windows of the World Series - Village Green Community Center, 27 April 2019 |
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Sew What? Sewing While Cruising - Seven Seas Cruising Association, Seven Seas University, 6 Feb 2019 |
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Incorporating Satellite Imagery into Your Navigation Tool Kit - Seattle Boat Show, 26 January 2019 |
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Sail Repair for Rookies - Seattle Boat Show, 26 January & 2 February 2019 |
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Off the Coconut Milk Run - Wonderful Out of the Way Cruising Destinations - Seattle Boat Show 2 February 2019 |
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Safety at Sea for Couples/Navigation - Cruising Club of America, 10 November 2018 |
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Carina's Wake - Puget Sound Cruising Club, 15 Feb 2019 |
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Destination Undetermined - School Building in El Salvador - Greater Kingston Kiwanis, 10 January 2019 |
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Women's Offshore Sailing Roundtable - Wooden Boat Festival, NW Maritime Center, 8 September 201 |
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The World's Fastest Sailing Canoes - Wooden Boat Festival, NW Maritime Center, 7 September 2018 |
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Sew What? - Wooden Boat Festival, NW Maritime Center, 2018, 9 September 2018 |
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Radios Aboard - Wooden Boat Festival, NW Maritime Center, 8 September 2018 |
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Ninigo Islands Papua New Guinea - Cruising Club of America, 11 June 2018 |
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Destination Undetermined - Port Madison Yacht Club Salty Speaker, 14 April 2018 |
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Do You Copy? Radios Aboard a Cruising Yacht - Seattle Boat Show, 29 January 2018 |
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OpenCPN - Seattle Boat Show, 28 January 2018 |
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Sew What? Introduction to Sewing While Cruising - Seattle Boat Show, 28 January 2018 |
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Destination Undetermined - South Kitsap Rotary Club, 19 December 2017, Port Orchard, WA |
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Destination Raja Ampat - Royal Belau Yacht Club for the Seven Seas Cruising Association, 3 Feb 2016 |
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Navigating with Google Earth (Updated) - Holiday Oceanview Marina for the Sail Indonesia Rally, 14 August 2015 |
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Outfitting for Sustainable Cruising - West Marine, Mystic CT July 2013 |
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Navigating with Google Earth - College of Marshall Islands - Leslie Linkkila, Naomi Tabata & Heather Becker-Brungard, 21 Dec 2011 |