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Caliber 40 LRC
Brothers George and Michael McCreary, and Marshall Jones, formed Caliber Yachts Inc. as a backyard boatbuilding company in 1979. No strangers to the sailing...
A Different Approach to the Catamaran Bridle
When it comes to snubber sizes and diameters, catamarans present special challenges, and usually require a bridle, with separate lines leading from the hook...
Testing a Dynamic Traveler
Sailors gaze longingly at the rope wall at the local chandlery, coveting rope made from exotic fibers that promises ultra-low stretch and light weight,...
Editors Tap Top Sailing Gear of the Year
ApparelGill OS2 fouliesIn early 2015, Practical Sailor tested mid-range, mens and womens foul-weather gear from Gill, Grundens, Helly Hansen, Henri Lloyd, and West Marine....
Hidden Causes of Rig Failure
Pictured here is a Norseman fitting on a big charter catamaran. Note the diagonal crack right across the top. This was hidden because it...
Dissecting the CSY 37
The chainplates are heavy stainless-steel flat bars with load-distributing welded webs through-bolted to the hull. The hull layup is further reinforced in the way...
Extreme Ocean Gear Testing
Gear reportIt is clear that the boat and sailor had an affinity for each other that seemed to tip the scale in success’s favor.One...
In Search of Stability
On July 15, 1992, a sudden squall swept J/24 Fleet 128 during a Wednesday evening race off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Nine of the...
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36.2
Jeanneau was founded in 1956 by Frenchman Henri Jeanneau, who was primarily interested in building small outboard-powered boats. By the early 1970s, however, the...
PS Advisor: Mooring System Failure
My wife and I leave our boat moored in Bahia Coyote, Sea of Cortez, BCS Mexico. Our mooring is a system of anchors and...