Introduction to Electronic Chart Navigation
David Burch’s book is a comprehensive look at what electronic charts are, how they work, and how to use them.
Author: Peter Stoops
An Inexplicable Attraction
I consider myself a cruising sailor and enjoy reading excerpts in various publications about where other sailors have sailed and what they’ve found there.
Quickstart Circumnavigation Guide
I’ve never circumnavigated, so asking me to review a book on that topic is a bit humbling, as I hold people who have accomplished that goal in such high esteem.
Winning the Marion Bermuda Race
How the Alden Mistral 36 Ti won the Marion Bermuda Race
Preventive maintenance for the roller furler
The roller furling gear on a boat is something that is generally taken for granted; it’s a simple mechanism, and it usually seems to work just fine without a lot of maintenance fuss.But, when it stops working offshore it can…
Powder coating tames the head
I’m probably like a lot of do-it-yourself sailors when it comes to painting techniques: I’ve tried them all. And I’ve had varying degrees of success — from awful to “not bad” — with each. I think it’s the very nature…
Mast mover
Like most boat owners, I’ve always assumed I only had two options with my mast: leave it at the boatyard when the boat is hauled, or have it transported either on the boat’s deck or slung alongside the hydraulic lift…
