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Tips for Better Anchoring Techniques
By Darren Seltzer who is sailing around the world with his wife Amanda on their Amel Sharki, a 39-foot ketch. For those seeking to venture further than the local marinas or mooring fields, anchoring will become a necessary and vital…
42 Meter Super Yacht Powered by UK Sailmakers
View fullsize This past April, Turkish Mengi Yay Yachts launched the 42-meter (138’) super yacht L’AQUILA II, the latest of the yard’s flagship NB 99 design. This luxurious motor sailing yacht features exterior design by Ginton Naval Architects, interior design…
30-YEAR-OLD J/44 TAKES ISLANDS IN THE STREAM SERIES
View fullsize KENAI before the start of the Eleuthera race. Winning the Miami-to-Eleuthera Race locked-in the 2020-21 SORC Islands in the Stream Series for Chris and Karen Lewis’s J/44 KENAI, an updated 30-year-old boat…
3-D SAIL DESIGN PRODUCES VIRTUAL WIND TUNNEL
UK Sailmakers uses very powerful 3-D CAD/CAM software for sail design, which create virtual 3-D molds that can be digitally sliced into two-dimensional panels that when joined back together re-create a full-size version of the designed mold. Thanks to powerful…
10 THINGS TO DO WHEN PUTTING AWAY YOUR BOAT FOR THE WINTER
View fullsize Howard McMichael Photo courtesy McMichaels Yacht Yard. Even if your boat is out of the water, it may not be ready for the long cold winter. Make sure your boat will be in good condition in the spring…
2300-MILE X-DRIVE TEST DRIVE
WESTERLY’s X-Drive main and Tape-Drive No. 3. Jill Fitz Hirschbold photo. The 2016 edition of the 2,300-mile Victoria to Maui race proved to be a barnburner with the first three boats to finish beating the record of 9 days and 2…