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Design and Technology

Foiling Monohulls

It’s easy to forget it was just three years ago that Team New Zealand turned the America’s Cup on its head when it persuaded its

Here Are Ships Built

The old map of the region had the words written ornately on it, Hic Fabricatur Navalis, Here Are Ships Built. I was sitting in a

Tech Talk: Rudder Nodules

Rambler 88 brims with bleeding-edge design concepts, her rudders, which carry nodules on their lower leading edges—much like those seen on humpback whales’ fins—caught our eye at SAIL

New Cutting-Edge Multihulls

Three new designs—including a couple of cruising cats and a red-hot trimaran with minimal accommodations and speed to burn—provide even more evidence that the multihull world is the place to be in terms of innovation.

Return of the Crab Claw Rig?

A new take on the age-old Crab Claw rig just may be the perfect sail configuration for today’s motorsailers.

New Boats: Just Launched

Although the torrent of new models from the big European builders has slowed to a trickle now that old product lines have mostly been replaced, there is still plenty going on: including the fact that the Italian yard Cantiere del Pardo, which was briefly owned by German giant Bavaria Yachts, has announced its first new Grand Soleil model in a couple of years.

Photo: Zuzana Prochazka

Tahiti Revisited

After a long absence, one sailor finds herself sailing the waters of her youth and contemplating years of change in all its forms.

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May Issue Preview

Spring is in the air and warmer weather is right around the corner. Get ready for the season with SAIL’s adventure issue! Through the Eyes

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Caught in a Squall on a Daysail

When several members of our Florida sailing club, the West Coast Trailer Sailors Squadron, decided to get together for a group daysail on a recent

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DIY: Fixing a Diesel Engine

The morning our diesel engine experienced a runaway started like any other. We were headed out of Monterey Harbor on our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41,

Photo: Lydia Mullan

Part 2: The Doldrums to Belém

Editor’s note—This is the second installment of a story that began in the March 2026 issue.Click here for part one. I’m dimly aware of the

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