A rigging repair is a community effort Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 In this, the first of two parts, authors Leslie Linkkila and Philip DiNuovo describe what happens when rigging fails in paradise, how the...
Replacing standing rigging, step by step Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 When our headstay almost parted in Panama, where there is no professional rigging service, we had to replace it ourselves. Since the s...
A nesting hard dinghy that’s enduring and endearing Issue 83: March/April 2012 Many years before we cast off our docklines, sailed out the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and watched Cape Flattery disappear a...
Keep that mainsail attached to the mast Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 It is very likely that a sail loft seized the slugs or slides to the luff of your mainsail, mizzen, or trysail. Since that time, those s...
When super-human effort isn’t enough, humanity succeeds Issue 90: May/June 2013 This is a story of disaster, struggle, despair, and dreams lost . . . but also one of friendship, creativity, redemption...
Nature and lack of nurture take their toll Issue 103 : Jul/Aug 2015 We had just crossed the equator northbound on passage from the Solomon Islands to Micronesia when we saw a squall approaching from t...
A stitch in time can extend the life of a sail Issue 104 : Sept/Oct 2015 The monsoon season was upon us. Each day we spoke by high-frequency radio to friends clawing their way toward Palau aboard a 50...
Don’t let wear and tear stymie your cruising plans Issue 105 : Nov/Dec 2015 While we were anchored in Micronesia, a large well-found yacht arrived in port on a tight schedule. She was bound for the Ma...
