Sailing Camps for Kids
This summer tens of thousands of children will take their first sail, with a friend or alone in their own little boat. They will...
Chest High Jacklines
Jacklines (also called jackstays) are rigged along the deck on either side or down the centerline. This is where you are supposed to clip...
The Pros and Cons of Chest-high Jacklines
World sailing offers fairly explicit expectations regarding jackstays. And PS offer its own additional advice, including one that recommends jacklines ideally be installed so...
Safety Gear Recalls
As you gear up for another summer of sailing, it is also a good time to double check that none of your essential safety...
Sailing in Gusty Winds
One of my biggest mistakes in life was waiting so long to sail the Great Lakes.
This realization struck me last summer as I strolled...
Reading the Telltales on Your Sails
Even the most laid-back cruiser has days when he would like to get there an hour sooner. But speed is not the only reason...
Safety Tether Caution
The hallmark of an overboard fall protection system is a system of jacklines running along the deck, with tethers attached so that the sailor...
When is it Time to Retire a Safety Tether?
Rules of thumb are rather useless when it comes to equipment that is stored in a locker and then used roughly. We've broken lots...
Safety Tethers Under Scrutiny
On November 18, 2017, Simon Speirs, an experienced sailor, went overboard while at the bow assisting with a headsail change on a Clipper Round...
MAIB Safety Advisory Warns Tether Users
The sailing yacht CV30 was taking part in the third leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race having left Cape Town on...
A Fast Small Sailboat from Saffier
If you're looking for a fast sailboat to use as a day sailer, then Saffier Yachts may have just the sailboat to buy. With...
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Grampian 26 Used Boat Review
The first fiberglass auxiliary sailboats were built in the late 1950s; for the record, the first was the 40-foot Philip Rhodes-designed Bounty II (1956),...