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    Cruising Rules: Book Review

    Sailors’ libraries are filled with every conceivable subject matter from dinghies to clipper ships – alcohol stoves to diesel engines, etc. but missing is a book to explain personal relati...

    The Editors
    June 1, 1998
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    1Industrial sewing machines are made of metal and have few, if any, plastic parts, top of page. Leslie’s machine is fitted with a portable motor, cogged monster wheel and hand crank, and a strong wooden case. For sail work, it must be able to sew straight and zigzag stitches, above left. Different materials and fabric assemblies are best accommodated by a variety of presser feet, above right.
    Sail-repair essentials
    April 28, 2026
    2Even in her least favorite conditions, light air, Mug Up strikes an eye-catching stance in Gloucester Harbor, above. Give her some heavy air and sea room, Mark says, and she’s off like a thoroughbred. The name is appropriate to the hailing port, at right. “Mug up” was the Gloucester fishermen’s break for coffee — perhaps with a dollop of rum on cold days.
    Mug Up, a 46-foot Bowman yawl
    April 28, 2026
    3Speaker? What speaker? top left. Jim had already glued his cover over it and couldn’t take a “before” photo, but the founding editors have a similar protruding speaker back on their C&C 30, also in the head, above. Luckily for them, it’s in a locker and not in plain view on the bulkhead, and the unsightly speaker and wire that Jim so expertly covered on Sundew are less obvious.
    Disguising a speaker
    April 27, 2026
    4Picture of the Sport-brella
    Sport-Brella
    April 27, 2026
    5Showing off a device made of pipe cleaners to clean the mainsail slot
    A slick slot for sail slugs
    April 27, 2026
    6Shoal Survivor’s trampoline presents a convenient surface for Drew to lay out and measure his anchor chain for marking, top left. A discarded cardboard box protects the trampoline from overspray, top right, and is easy to dispose of afterward. Notches in the sides of the box prevent the chain from slipping. After 100 nights of anchoring in sand and mud, the first mark is well-worn but still very functional, above.
    Marking anchor chain
    April 27, 2026
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