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Year-round sailing leads to year-round upkeep Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 When we decided to expand our sailing horizons from northern freshwater “summer boating” to full-time cruising, we didn’t fully realize the impact that would have on vessel maintenance. Up north, we created a to-do list in the fall of every year as part of...
A schooner’s crew won’t be dock-bound by a defunct engine Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Sailing a heavy fixed-keel boat without an engine could be viewed as a challenge and a good opportunity to improve one’s skills. Or it might be just plain dumb. Our good ship Sara B, a “true-to-type” Tancook schooner yacht, was...
As fast as physics allows Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Although it’s somewhat of a misnomer, the term “displacement hull” is used in reference to a boat whose displacement at speed is the same as its displacement at rest. All hulls displace their own weight at rest (see “Buoyancy and Displacement 101,” September), but some...
There’s more to their lines than meets the eye Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 A typical fleet of good old cruising boats will show tremendous variety in the design and layout of their decks. The typical fleet of modern raceboats will show a remarkable sameness and consistency in their deck designs and layouts. A raceboat...
