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Excerpted from The Handbook of Sailing When sailing downwind there is always the danger of an accidental jibe. One way to prevent this occurring is...

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This month leans into used-boat value and hands-on maintenance: Tim Labute tours the traditional, shoal-draft Bayfield 32, Nick Nicholson revisits the much-requested Morgan 38/382,...

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