Yawing and Anchor Holding
I can’t leave a boat that’s yawing. I can’t sleep. Each time I’ve had an anchor fail suddenly it was caused by excessive yawing....
Fad or Function? Fathead Sails Offer A Little of Both
Full-length battens create a compression load on the luff end, requiring ball bearing luff car system for sails over about 300 square feet. Off...
Finding Balance with Your New Fathead Sail
The center of effort will move aft compared to a pinhead and forward compared to a full roach sail. Whether this is good or...
Pros and Cons of ‘Fathead’ Mainsail
The triangular mainsail of a Marconi rig has never been the most aerodynamic shape. The narrow tip produces wasteful tip vortices and little lift.
Developmental...
Steiner Stands By its Binos
I recently had an experience with the service department at Steiner Optics that deserves mention in your Where Credit is Due, feature.
Thirty plus years...
The Case of the Painted Jib
Polyester sailcloth is amazingly strong and durable stuff, often completing trips around the world or decades of weekend sailing. Its Achilles heel is the...
Mailport: Iron Keels, Clothes for Cold, Anchor Roll Bars
KEEL MATERIAL
It would be useful for PS to list which manufacturers use iron encapsulated in their keel. I am surprised to learn that many...
Webbing Uses For Sailors
When a sailor needs to connect point A to point B, he reaches for rope. We make an exception for jacklines because rope rolls...
Product Update: From Solar Panels to Electronic Flares
Several products caught our eye at the Newport Boat Show in Newport, Rhode Island in September, along with some updates to past tests.
Solbian Hit...
A Handy Cockpit Vise Is Ready in a Pinch
Most times when I need a third hand, I can secure whatever I'm working on by jamming it in the groove between dock boards,...
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...