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James Baldwins Pocket Bluewater Cruising Boat List There are often people looking to get a bluewater capable boat for a relatively low budget James Baldwin, of Atom fame, has posted a list of about sixty boats that are under 33' which he considers fairly capable and easily modified to be used as bluewater pocket cruisers I'm pretty impressed
Where to sail in central Virginia? - SailNet Community So here I am in Richmond, VA (actually a few miles west, in far western Henrico County), and I'm doing a little Googling for places to sail a small boat (say, a 15 to 19-foot open daysailer trailer sailer) I find Swift Creek Reservoir in Chesterfield County, Lake Anna (which seems to be
Anyone used CRUISING DIRECT SAILS? | SailNet Community CD markets these sail as cruising club race sails, not state-of-the-art racing sails So I wouldn't be surprised if they're built with a different cloth than the current top-of-the-line North sails
What sailboats could survive a full blown hurricane at sea? There are boats built to sail in heavy conditions, and one could do a lot with flotation, water tight compartments, over-built rigs, high-strength impact-resistant hulls, more-or-less bulletproof steering systems, control lines led to sheltered locations, etc If one were wealthy
Why is beam reach (or near to it) the fastest point of sail? A beam reach remains the lowest point of sail, where you are still being pulled by the lift of the sail, rather than being pushed from behind Therefore, you may still be creating some increase in apparent wind Now the vector part If you thnk about where the boom is on a close haul vs a beam reach, this may begin to make sense
Best Lakes in the US to Sail - SailNet Community The greatest lake to sail on is Beaver Dam lake in Northern Indiana I spent my youth sailing the summers away on that lake The lake is a little under 400 acres But, for a 12 year old kid and a old wood Lighting sailboat, it was every bit the adventures I read about in the books Breaking waves that were 2 feet tall