November 1, 2003
Walker Bay RIDs
Subscribers Only There will be added drag in some conditions, and the nine-footer is tough for one person to carry. Minor gripes aside, though, Walker Bay's addition of an inflatable tube was a great move.
PS Advisor: 11/01/03
Santa Cruz 27
Subscribers Only Bill Lee's first production boat set a standard for fast, lightweight keelboats that are easily sailed by a small crew.
Offshore Log: The Volvo Open 70
Subscribers Only This new class of round-the-world racers has just been introduced. The boats will be designed for even more speed than their 60-foot predecessors, but also engineered for more safety.
Sailmakers' Advice and Prices
Subscribers Only Last month we heard from a group of top sailmakers about the technology and design behind their products, and their loft philosophies. This month they're here to sell sails.
Mailport: 11/01/03
Spars Ashore
Inside Practical Sailor Blog
Eco-friendly Bottom Paints 2012
February 01, 2012
There are very few times when the door to my office is closed. Bottom paint rating tabulation time is one of them. For the past week I’ve been poring over bottom paint data collected earlier this month – three Excel tables representing more than 300 data points. Although mammoth data tables are not what drew me into this business, the bottom paint program is still one of my favorite projects. I’ve spent enough time scrubbing and scraping and painting to appreciate the importance of what we do.
