Fashion and formulas reshape the forefoot Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 Nothing looks quite as “yachtie” or traditional as a clipper bow with a long bowsprit pointing the way ahead. Some of the most classic...
Tablets and laptops and smartphones, oh my! Issue 96 : May/Jun 2014 Not long ago, I had the pleasure of helping to sail Alaria, a Pacific Seacraft 34, from Maine to the Caribbean. The other members of...
The long road to separation of keel from hull Issue 102 : May/Jun 2015 In a previous article (“How Sailboat Rudders Evolved,” January 2015), we looked at the evolution of the rudder on sailing yachts ...
See, be seen, and talk about it Issue 103 : Jul/Aug 2015 “This is sailing vessel Entr’acte WYR 3025 — at latitude 24 degrees 16 minutes north, longitude 97 degrees 14 minutes west — calling the cargo ...
Separation achieved Issue 103 : Jul/Aug 2015 In part 1 of this series about the evolution of keels (May 2015), we looked at the early use of external ballast let into the keel timbers of early British...
Bites, sweep, fins, bulbs, wings, and winglets Issue 104 : Sept/Oct 2015 In Part 1 (May 2015) and Part 2 (July 2015) of this narrative, we explored the evolution of the keel from a longitudinal struct...
Techno wizardry informs the sailor Issue 109 : Jul/Aug 2016 Quantum leaps in technology have enabled us to leave the dock with a thorough knowledge of our planned destinations, the routes to sail, and...
