No longer sails only for racers, modern membrane, laminated sails will make your cruising boat sail a lot better and will hold their shape longer than […]
The Case for Laminated Cruising Sails
Pace On When the Breeze is Off
How to coax out more speed and miles when the wind goes light (published June/July 2017) Waves of rising heat seem to distort visions of the […]
Work Horse Winches
(published April 2017) If you have never pulled apart your sheet and halyard winches, you might be surprised at what simple and elegant machines they are […]
Modern Sailing Handling Systems
Technical and design developments have created sail handling systems that make sailing safer, easier and more fun (published April 2017) In the last few decades, sail […]
Building a Better Cruising Sail
(published April 2017) It’s time for our semi-annual review of sail construction and material options. While most of this is well documented, an overview is handy […]
Before the Wind
There are a number of options for comfortably running downwind (published March 2017) There is nothing quite so awesome as a warm breeze at your back, […]
Preparing for Offshore: Know Your Boat
Before heading offshore, take some time to know how your boat responds in various conditions (published October 2016) While sailors often think first of checking the […]
Downwind Sails
There is nothing quite so awesome as a warm breeze at your back, your biggest spinnaker pulling strong and the horizon ahead in a wide arc […]
Our Final Sail
The decision to switch from a symmetrical spinnaker to a Parasailor proved to be the right one for this cruising couple aboard their Pearson 424 (published […]
Sail Fabrics part two
As yacht design and engineering becomes more refined with the use of exotic materials in the hull and rig, sometimes disguised to look traditional such as […]