Vision QuestLooking for one pair of go-to shades that will serve you equally well on the water, at the club, and on the ski slopes? Kaenons new Kabin model features simple-yet-elegant Italian styling and is made of injection-molded TR-90 plastic for durability and minimal weight. The Kabins ultra-grippy nose pads will hold the glasses securely on your face, and the
Weve all dreamed of traveling the worldnot just a quick vacation, but a real globe-trotting adventure. For most of us, the realities interfered with the dreams. How do you finance a year of travel, where should you go, what is the best way to get there, and what do you do about visas, vaccines, and viruses? In The Practical Nomad, Edward Hasbrouckrenowned travel writer and ex-travel
With AutoCAD and computational fluid dynamics now casting long shadows across the field of sailboat design, its important to go back and learn how the game started, who the leading practitioners were, and what craft came from their drawing boards. There couldnt be a better tour guide than L. FrancisHerreshoff for this particular magical journey into the past. He was a son of Captain Nat,
When I was a junior sailor, I scoffed at sun protection; now that rates of skin cancer have dramatically increased, I pay close attention. Sun Day Afternoonss Adventure Hat offers great UV protection (the hats material carries a 50+ SPF rating) and, thanks to its generous, down-sloped bill, plenty of shade. What caught my eye was the hats long back veil, which keeps the sun off your neck. The
Maritime journalist Dallas Murphy is on a quest to quell the alarmists, debunk the deniers, and depolarize the global-warming debate with an active, intelligent discussion of how man-made changes to the ocean ecosystem can have a lasting effect on the earths climate. To Follow the Water is a conversation starter that navigates readers through the annals of oceanography, catalogues the
Edited by David SchmidtWinter WarmerEarly-season sailings burly temps and biting winds demand extra-warm clothing, like this Solo jacket from ArcTeryx. The Solo is an insulating layer intended to be worn under a shell or foul-weather jacket; it relies on ThermaTek insulation, a hydrophobic, hollow-fiber filament that packs big heat, for its minimal
Adventure annals are rife with mystery. Take George Mallory and Andrew Irvings 1924 Mount Everest attempt; the two vanished, their fate murky until their mummified corpses were recently found. In sailing, what happened to Donald Crowhurst (and why) during the 196869 Golden Globe Race, the first nonstop solo-circumnavigation race, is equally ambiguous. His boat, Teignmouth Electron, was
By Peter NielsenThese full-height boots have a waterproof, breathable Gore-Tex lining, leather outers on the foot part, and a tough woven nylon outer covering on the upperworks. Uniquely among seaboots, they also have built-in gaiters stretchy waterproof nylon sleeves into which your pants can be tucked, thereby minimizing the chance of a shot of icy water up your leg. I
Early-season sailings burly temps and biting winds demand extra-warm clothing, like this Solo jacket from ArcTeryx. The Solo is an insulating layer intended to be worn under a shell or foul-weather jacket; it relies on ThermaTek insulation, a hydrophobic, hollow-fiber filament that packs big heat, for its minimal weight and bulk. The Solo features articulated elbows for ease of movement, dual
Facnors new Asym-FX asymmetric-spinnaker furler sports a continuous furling drum, where the sails tack attaches, and a swivel, where the head attaches. In between is a Kevlar anti-twist luff rope with a Spectra line attached halfway up. The other end of the line is stitched to the sails luff. To set, hoist the sail, then ease the furling line as you take in on the sheet. To furl, reverse this
With high aspirations to break the record for fastest global circumnavigation, the Sails of Change team has one final hurdle before it can get sailing:
I used to live in Thomaston, Maine, literally just down the street from the Lyman-Morse yard, but that was 20 years ago, so I
So here it is, almost gift-giving time, and you’re fresh out of ideas for that favorite sailor in your life. We are here to help
It’s been a long five years since the conclusion of the 2018 Volvo Ocean Race, and a lot more than the event’s name has changed.
I was going to write this month’s column about propellor selection. Biking my 2-year-old son, Axel, to preschool yesterday, the piece started forming in my
Just six weeks ago Hurricane Ian came through Southwest Florida, turning communities and wildlife upside down. According to CNN, Ian displaced thousands of people and
Growing up, sailing was always part of my life. This did not happen by chance but rather was the result of generations before me having
Clouds in the sky will be competing with clouds of sail in summer of 2025 in the North Sea and English Channel, when Europe’s tall
Read All-New Battery Tech: Part 1, here. When I started the lithium project on our 65-foot Farr, Falken, Mia, and I were hell-bent on induction
After a three-year pandemic hiatus, the Sailing Convention for Women is back with expanded learning opportunities taking place at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in
