Waypoints Tips

Common-Sense Safety Precautions

Most times, cleaning your sailboat is nothing more than a common but necessary chore. But some cleaning jobs require special cleaners and more-than-usual elbow...
Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power Book from Practical Sailor

Momentum

Excerpted from Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power Throughout this book, we will explain the concept and combine it with real exercises that we will...
Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power Book from Practical Sailor

No Damage Docking Hacks

Excerpted from Maneuver and Dock Your Sailboat Under Power RETURNING TO THE DOCK Time flies when you are sailing, but sadly the moment comes when it is...
Inspecting the Aging Sailboat Book from Practical Sailor

Checking for Delamination

Excerpted from Don Casey’s Inspecting the Aging Sailboat DELAMINATION Delamination in fiberglass is the functional equivalent of rot in a wooden boat. Well-constructed solid-fiberglass hulls (meaning...
Inspecting the Aging Sailboat Book from Practical Sailor

Signs of Stress or Trauma in Fiberglass

Excerpted from Don Casey’s Inspecting the Aging Sailboat SIGNS OF STRESS OR TRAUMA Fiberglass generally reveals stress problems with cracks in the gelcoat. The cracks can...
Inspecting the Aging Sailboat Book from Practical Sailor

How To Evaluate the Condition of an Older Fiberglass Sailboat

Excerpted from Don Casey’s Inspecting the Aging Sailboat SURVEYING A BOAT FOR PURCHASE There aren’t many experiences more ripe with promise than buying a boat. When...
How to Sail Around the World Book from Practical Sailor

Maximize the Use of Each Sail

Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World After trying many sails and lots of sail-handling schemes, I have learned which sails to buy and...
How to Sail Around the World Book from Practical Sailor

3 Things To Check When Under Sail

Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World A basic problem with sailing vessels is chafe - things rubbing against one another to destruction -...
How to Sail Around the World Book from Practical Sailor

What Size Boat Can You Handle?

Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World When searching for a boat to buy, you need to answer a few questions. One is “What...
How to Sail Around the World Book from Practical Sailor

Learn the Fundamentals of Sailing

Excerpted from How to Sail Around the World Cruising under sail is a hundredfold more complex than merely buying a suitable yacht. We know this...

A Terrible Sailing Accident – SV Platino

This week, a cautionary tale of sailing vessel Platino. A sailing accident, equipment failure leading to dismasting and rescue. We discuss what led up...
Fast Cruising Sailboat J 45 video from Practical Sailor

Fast Cruising Sailboat J 45

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Beneteau First 375 Used Boat Review

A Mexican vacation with her husband had Debbie Bulk dreaming of a better way to see local village life, away from the regular tourist...