Practical Sailor

How do we reduce and even eliminate our sailboat's carbon dioxide emissions when using auxiliary propulsion and electrical HVAC systems? Just like with automobiles, how will the range anxiety issue be lessened or resolved and how will the present high-cost issue be lessened or resolved? Some...

How do you manage major sail repairs in remote locations? By using whatever you have onboard to get you home—or beyond. After an easy three-day sail from Guanaja in Honduras, we checked into Cayo Largo on the south coast of Cuba. From time to time,...

As with all things in life, everything goes well until it doesn’t. It is an inevitable truth that something will go wrong eventually and will need some TLC! Taking precautions with regular and preventative maintenance will certainly help prolong the time interval between any...

Just weeks ago, a fellow Corsair 24 owner dismasted due to a seizing wire failure. More than once I’ve had stainless seizing wire fail while twisting it up, and more than once I’ve found cracked wires during inspections. I switched to monel wire 15...

July to August is quite a nerve-wracking time for competitive sailors and spectators as two mega events begin: the Paris 2024 Olympics and the America’s Cup 2024 in Barcelona. While Paris is ready to host all sorts of international athletes, the competing sailors are heading...