Hunter 30 Review
The Hunter 30 built from 1974 until 1983 is a John Cherubini design, as was the companion Hunter 27. Over the course of its...
Entry-Level Sailboat Review
The C&C 27 followed quickly on the heels of the successful C&C 35. The design is attributed to 1970, with the first boats coming...
What Is an Entry-Level Cruising Boat?
How do you define “entry-level cruising boat”? How about this: “a boat that lives in the water, on a mooring or in a slip,...
Slow(er) Cooking on Board
Staples of the modern home kitchen, Crock-Pots and rice cookers are time-savers, enabling chefs to prepare long-cooking meals without tending the stove for hours....
Rigging Nomenclature
Excerpt from The Complete Sailor by David Seidman
It’s rigging that reveals the sailboat to be the anachronism it is – a machine lost in...
Draft Stripes
Excerpt from The Complete Sailor by David Seidman
A sail’s airfoil shape is described by its cross section. The imaginary reference line from the luff...
Sailing a Dinghy Without a Centerboard
Centerboards or daggerboards rarely break (although it is possible to lose a daggerboard during a capsize if is not secured to the boat). However,...
Packing the Spinnaker in a Chute or a Pouch
Chute
It is important that the spinnaker is packed correctly in its chute or pouch, bag, or locker before the boat goes afloat. It must...
Swinging the Compass
You can employ a compass adjuster to swing your compass or you can do it yourself quite easily. There are several ways to do...
Choosing and Using Binoculars
Buy the best binoculars you can afford, perhaps having a cheaper second pair for general crew use. Strong, waterproof binoculars with a rubber coating...
Leopard Catamaran Delamination – Leopard 42 Boat Review
Are you interested in a cruising catamaran sailboat? Today we discuss the Leopard 42 and the Lagoon 42. One company is owned by Beneteau,...
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Hans Christian 34/36
The story of the Hans Christian 34 and 36, and their successors, is a microcosm of the history of the Taiwan/U.S. boatbuilding industry. That...