Open-source Software and the Sailor
How much data associated with your boating adventures are you willing to share with strangers? What are the costs and benefits of sharing this...
O Tayana 37, How do I Loathe Thee?
O, Tayana 37! How many poor souls will thee ensnare with thy seduction? How can 600 or so cruising sailors be so wrong?O, how...
Antifouling Paints for Freshwater Sailors
I find myself on the banks of beautiful Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho this week with the family and am reminded that a large...
Making a Case for the Hank-on Staysail
When it comes to choosing what belongs on the offshore cruising boat, there are a few hard and fast rules. But most choices are...
Broken Anchor Swivels and the Tales They Tell
An important question that comes up in our upcoming report on stainless-steel swivels for anchors is where the shackle should be introduced to the...
The Art of Seamanship
Those who enjoyed our recent three-part special report highlighting the trends in sailboat design and construction-focusing on structure, stability, and performance (February 2015, June...
More Bottom Paint Blues (with video)
A couple of weeks ago, in a blog post entitled "Boat Bottom Blues," I wrote about the challenges of dealing with an old boat...
Flexing the Girl Power Muscle
I hope that it may give pause to that old salt in the anchorage before he makes a snide remark about the woman at...
Rigged for Living in Small Spaces
After our decade-long sailing sabbatical, my wife Theresa and I moved into our first apartment. It was just off of Broadway Street in Newport,...
PS Tests and the Death Spiral of Curiosity
The next few months will be busy. The particularly brutal winter of 2014-2015 drove many of our testers into their workshops, and now they...
Monitor Your Whole Boat From Home On A Mobile App
What if you could monitor your whole boat from home on a mobile app or on your computer? Today, we look at ship monitoring...
