Adding Some Zing To Anchor Testing
Quantifying anchor loads is tricky business, and our article on the topic, beginning on page 24, gives some insight into the trouble a tester...
West Marine Issues Rocna Spec Notice
In the wake of questions about the tensile strength of steel used in the shafts of Rocna anchors, West Marine has issued “product specification...
Where Credit is Due: September 2011
Anchored out on our Cape Dory 30, my wife and I were just filling our coffee pot when we heard a large “pop,” and...
Anchor Chain Advice
I sail an Areodyne 38 in New England, primarily on weekends and a two-week annual cruise. I use 25 feet of 5/8-inch chain with...
Chafe Protection for Dock Lines
The abrasive test took its toll on the Chafe Guard, wearing a hole through the material faster than any other test product. We recognized...
Clear the Decks: Anchor Wells and Bow Rollers
Ever since some ancient mariner broke a toe tripping over the killick stowed in the bow of his curragh, sailors have sought to solve...
Wooden Anchor Chocks
Now you're ready to chisel out the !recesses. If you're an experienced 'wood butcher, you'll have your own procedures. If not, here are some...
How To Help Your Boat Survive A Major Storm
Hurricane Gloria was a most impolite lady. She barreled up the Atlantic coast, scaring the heck out of people from Florida to Massachusetts. Despite...
Sealing Anchor Chain Spill Pipes
Anchor lockers are a convenience to coastal cruisers but no friend to offshore sailors. Passagemakers often forgo a deck-clearing locker for a belowdecks anchor-chain...
Sailboat Design Conference Part II
Glenn Henderson (Hunter Marine), Tim Jackett (Fairport Marine; C&C and Tartan Yachts), Tony Smith (Performance Cruising), Jim Taylor (Sabre Yachts), and Robert Perry, share...
Catalina 34 Used Boat Review
Are you shopping for a 30 to 36 foot sailboat? One of the hottest selling mid thirty footers on the used sailboat market right...
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Caliber 40 LRC Used Boat Review
Brothers George and Michael McCreary, and Marshall Jones, formed Caliber Yachts Inc. as a backyard boatbuilding company in 1979. No strangers to the sailing...