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Mailport 04/01/00
Anchor TestsI would like to commend your staff for the thorough and professional manner in which you conducted the recent anchor tests (December 1999)....
A Tale of Two Anchors
It was October, but the water was still warm enough for swimming, so one of us went overboard with a mask, set the anchor...
Mailport: Pine Tar Advocate, Snubber Sense, and More!
Walker Bay WeddingLast summer my fiance and I got married and I rowed her from the boat to the beach for the ceremony on...
How Much Drag is in a Drogue?
Weve long been interested in drogues, devices specifically designed to be towed behind a boat to reduce speed and to produce directional stability in...
Gripping Hitches for Loaded Lines
Sailors use a variety of hitches to hold highly loaded line, chain, or wire. For instance, to remove a riding turn from a winch,...
Mailport 10/01/98
Sticky Anchor ChainFor our Brewer 12.8 I recently bought new galvanized chain for the electric windlass. The galvanizing made the chain quite rough, causing...
Other Methods to Control Yaw
Yawing is the result of imbalance between windage (you want it aft) and underwater resistance (you want it forward). If the center of windage...
The Pros and Cons of a Plumb Bow
ConclusionAs we have often pointed out, yacht design is a cascade of compromises and tradeoffs that allow one attribute to be emphasized at the...
Offshore Log:West Indian Cruising Life
Your bareboat charter in the Virgin Islands may have given you the impression that Caribbean sailing is a few hours of easy reaching in...
Offshore Log:West Indian Cruising Life
Your bareboat charter in the Virgin Islands may have given you the impression that Caribbean sailing is a few hours of easy reaching in...