The Great Divide: Foiling vs Floating
February 25, 2020
I well remember the first time I ever saw a flying sailboat. I was on Narragansett Bay several years ago, test-sailing one of those old-fashioned
I well remember the first time I ever saw a flying sailboat. I was on Narragansett Bay several years ago, test-sailing one of those old-fashioned
Most people have no idea what it’s like to be out on the ocean away from their comfortable lifestyle here in the United States. Back
I sat on the bow of our pitching boat, 400 miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, looking up at the mess of carbon fiber and
One of the first things I noticed when I started mucking about on sailboats big enough to be manned by more than one person is
You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold ‘em Know when to walk away And know when to run — Kenny
My Hartley 38, Moet, is pounding into massive Pacific Ocean seas. One week of continuous storm conditions has taken me 700 miles south of Fiji,
Many cruising sailors find themselves having to leave their boat unattended for an extended period from time to time, and that’s where people like me
Last weekend I went to a boating swap meet. There were at least 50 sellers trying to get rid of everything nautical, from bent outboard
Technologies are adopted because they make some part of life easier, safer or more efficient. Socrates argued almost 2,400 years ago that the new technology
Ever since they first appeared in my navigational toolbox decades ago I have been wary of waypoints. They certainly do seem helpful, these electronic flags
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