Know-how: Maintaining the Canvas on a Sailboat
November 22, 2024
Canvas is one of your boat’s most valuable assets. Here’s how to care for it in the off-season.
Canvas is one of your boat’s most valuable assets. Here’s how to care for it in the off-season.
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
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After the 4th of July festivities in New York City, the international tallship fleet continued its tour of the eastern seaboard, heading up to Boston.
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You climb from your berth and start the stove for coffee, warming the cabin. You check your position, looking out the ports as the sun
