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Adding an inner forestay and staysail will give you the sail plan you need for beating along in a blow.
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Adding an inner forestay and staysail will give you the sail plan you need for beating along in a blow.
An owner and cruiser assesses his options for crossing that one last ocean, and in the end, he decides to find a ride for his boat.
An unexpected squall will find an improperly furled jib and take a toll in a hurry. Hands-On Sailor from our January 2013 issue.
After four years of full-time cruising, the Clarkes share the gear and equipment that have been worth their salt aboard Osprey. ‘Hands-On Sailor’ Seamanship from the January 2013 issue of Cruising World.
A reminder from the U.S. Coast Guard to use your VHF radio—not your cellphone—to call for help when you’re in distress on the water.
To Michael Robertson, a reel on the stern indicates a serious sailor—an extreme cruiser.
Reading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing… we like it all. Take a look at Cruising World‘s 2012 roundup of books to bring aboard.
In an emergency safety stop during her around-the-world voyage, Jeanne Socrates installs a new liferaft on Nereida.
Anchoring lessons are learned, some the hard way, when a freak winter storm blows into Mexico’s Bahía de Banderas.
Time to abandon ship? Plan and pack your ditch kit to stack the odds of survival in your favor.
Call it fate, karma, or kismet. Call it whatever you like, but some encounters, and the sails that turn up with them, are meant to be. From our October 2012 issue.
Many sailboats built two decades ago or earlier still have plenty of life left in them. But their engines may not. Should you rebuild the existing engine? Or repower with a brand-new engine?
Adding an inner forestay and staysail will give you the sail plan you need for beating along in a blow.
An owner and cruiser assesses his options for crossing that one last ocean, and in the end, he decides to find a ride for his boat.
An unexpected squall will find an improperly furled jib and take a toll in a hurry. Hands-On Sailor from our January 2013 issue.
After four years of full-time cruising, the Clarkes share the gear and equipment that have been worth their salt aboard Osprey. ‘Hands-On Sailor’ Seamanship from the January 2013 issue of Cruising World.
A reminder from the U.S. Coast Guard to use your VHF radio—not your cellphone—to call for help when you’re in distress on the water.
To Michael Robertson, a reel on the stern indicates a serious sailor—an extreme cruiser.
Reading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing… we like it all. Take a look at Cruising World‘s 2012 roundup of books to bring aboard.
In an emergency safety stop during her around-the-world voyage, Jeanne Socrates installs a new liferaft on Nereida.
Anchoring lessons are learned, some the hard way, when a freak winter storm blows into Mexico’s Bahía de Banderas.
Time to abandon ship? Plan and pack your ditch kit to stack the odds of survival in your favor.
Call it fate, karma, or kismet. Call it whatever you like, but some encounters, and the sails that turn up with them, are meant to be. From our October 2012 issue.
Many sailboats built two decades ago or earlier still have plenty of life left in them. But their engines may not. Should you rebuild the existing engine? Or repower with a brand-new engine?
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