Navigation Tips: Judging Leeway
November 9, 2015
Any boat under way in a crosswind, whether it’s a rowboat crossing a lake or a powerful cruiser reaching along the coast, will be pushed
Any boat under way in a crosswind, whether it’s a rowboat crossing a lake or a powerful cruiser reaching along the coast, will be pushed
Having someone fall off your boat is a possibility, as we all know, but that situation is something the skipper takes care of, right? Well,
Oddly enough, grounding a 46-footer on a beach ain’t that tough. The only question is whether you prefer to go in bow or stern first.
It was a gorgeous day off Florida’s west coast—sunny (of course) with a gentle breeze coming over our port quarter—and Nick Hake, creator of the
Having passed through the Western Arctic and its ice fields much earlier in the season than we’d hoped or expected, and with the ice situation
A A long hidden bolt or machine screw can be used to pin a companionway hatch in place and keep it from sliding open. B
“In a cold world you need your friends to keep you warm.” Recognize that line? It was used to promote the 1983 film The Big
Learn the basics for fuses and circuit breakers for your boat. Read Nigel Calder’s story in SAIL Magazine’s November issue Download the Printable Fuse Selection
I’ve been on the wrong end of a towline twice. At the very least, being towed will ruin your afternoon. At worst, it can cause
Working with a plotter or even using basic GPS with a paper chart, the fix is inevitably “king.” A GPS fix is constantly available and
SAIL Editor-in-Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke enjoys a sunny autumn cruise in her Peterson 34 on the Chesapeake Bay. It was late afternoon just after the
B&G has long been putting out top-of-the-line electronics, but the new Zeus S Chartplotter is a new take on the best way to give sailors
In the wake of the pandemic, many sailors are seeking adventure and grabbing onto a vision of their best lives. For some, that may mean
Even with—and sometimes because of—recent changes to the format, The Ocean Race is still the heart and soul of offshore racing, in my opinion. You
Our Open 60, NV, was originally designed, built, and raced by Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa in the singlehanded around-the-world races Around Alone and the Vendée
The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is a collection of 1,400 ocean sailors with extensive offshore seamanship, command experience, and a shared passion for making
Jan. 11/2023: Now comes news over the past weekend that Charley Morgan, one of the great pioneers of fiberglass boatbuilding and design, left this world
The lonely southern latitudes will be uncharacteristically busy this season, between the Ocean Race’s mammoth Cape Town-to-Itajai leg, the final stretch of the Golden Globe’s
