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SAIL Extras

Making Wishes Come True

Cottage Park Yacht Club hits a milestone: one million dollars raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Today’s Trivia: The Real Whomper

We recently ran a sail design trivia question about an outdated sail called the “blooper.” It stumped a good number of you who guessed that

Today’s Trivia: Strike Out

Sail design has evolved over the centuries from square sails on tallships to triangular Bermuda rigs, back to the square-topped mains of today’s speedsters, and

Light Air Blues

Between the slow Marion-Bermuda, a wind hole in the middle of the Transpac course, and glacial Annapolis-Newport, this summer has served up some real drifters

Today’s Trivia: Safety Rules

The Racing Rules of Sailing begin with safety. What is the very first rule listed as 1.1 in the handbook?A) Fair sailing (no unsportsmanlike conduct

Today’s Trivia: Racing Rules

Rule 30.4 in the Racing Rules of Sailing may be called the ”Black Flag Rule,” but it doesn’t have anything to do with pirates. What

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Lagoon 38

Replacing a legend isn’t easy, but this new cruising cat may have what it takes.

Photo courtesy of X-Yachts

Rating Rifts

ORC has been criticized for re-rating the XR 41 for the 2026 season. Let’s talk about it. 

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Cruising Tips

Do away with mean reef points I’m always pleased to be on a boat with reef points for the mainsail. Without a stack pack, tying

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