Safety at Sea: Dismasted on the Atlantic
After losing the rig on their classic yawl, this couple devises a jury rig and makes it safely to the Azores.
After losing the rig on their classic yawl, this couple devises a jury rig and makes it safely to the Azores.
When it comes to deck layouts, designers balance control and comfort; we explore these themes as displayed in monohulls from the 2017 Boat of the Year fleet.
Keep your sailboat’s mast securely in place by carefully inspecting all of your spar’s components and replacing parts before you have a breakdown.
While most cruisers have a set-it-and-forget-it approach when it comes to rig tune, regularly checking and adjusting your rig can greatly improve your sailing.
When it comes to setting and taming big running and reaching sails, top-down roller furlers are the performance option many offshore sailors prefer.
A locked Brummel eye and a few pieces of hardware turn hollow-core Dyneema into a forestay and running backstays.
An inventive sailor from downunder finds a better way to lock down the inner forestay.
Dive into the process of creating carbon fiber rigging with Hall Spars on the Discovery Channel’s “How It’s Made.”
Pam Wall explains the purpose behind the boom gallows and why you should consider adding one if you haven’t already.
As I described in my previous post, we were over-canvased in a gale and we jibed. I too expected the preventer to prevent and I think it failed to do so as a result of line stretch.
Made specifically for the continuous furling line used on a code zero or gennaker, the Seldén stanchion-mount double fairlead has a spring-loaded stainless-steel push-and-twist bale
New top-down furling units from Seldén and Profurl make spinnaker handling easier.
After losing the rig on their classic yawl, this couple devises a jury rig and makes it safely to the Azores.
When it comes to deck layouts, designers balance control and comfort; we explore these themes as displayed in monohulls from the 2017 Boat of the Year fleet.
Keep your sailboat’s mast securely in place by carefully inspecting all of your spar’s components and replacing parts before you have a breakdown.
While most cruisers have a set-it-and-forget-it approach when it comes to rig tune, regularly checking and adjusting your rig can greatly improve your sailing.
When it comes to setting and taming big running and reaching sails, top-down roller furlers are the performance option many offshore sailors prefer.
A locked Brummel eye and a few pieces of hardware turn hollow-core Dyneema into a forestay and running backstays.
An inventive sailor from downunder finds a better way to lock down the inner forestay.
Dive into the process of creating carbon fiber rigging with Hall Spars on the Discovery Channel’s “How It’s Made.”
Pam Wall explains the purpose behind the boom gallows and why you should consider adding one if you haven’t already.
As I described in my previous post, we were over-canvased in a gale and we jibed. I too expected the preventer to prevent and I think it failed to do so as a result of line stretch.
Made specifically for the continuous furling line used on a code zero or gennaker, the Seldén stanchion-mount double fairlead has a spring-loaded stainless-steel push-and-twist bale
New top-down furling units from Seldén and Profurl make spinnaker handling easier.
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