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The summertime distance classics are about to get underway. For this week’s episode Peter Isler joins us from onboard the turbo-charged Volvo 70 Pyewacket on the delivery to the start to show how they plan to rig their reaching strut. Plus, Ed Baird recaps the 44Cup’s latest action in Sweden and his own plans for a quick trip to…
Wendy Goodwin had been so busy running Cape Cod Shipbuilding, the 122-year-old family business, she didn’t have time to have a family of her own. Then the pandemic hit, the opportunity arose, and she began the process of fostering to adopt an 8-year-old girl.
On a day in early spring, when the sun shines on the Cape and…
There are times when a rash guard is not enough, and a spray top or wetsuit top is too much. Such times require a hybrid approach like the new ZSkin Top, constructed with an ultra-thin, slick neoprene layer on the torso and water-repellent, breathable XWR four-way stretch fabric on sleeves and neck.
I spent some time dinghy sailing with this on a cloudy, breezy day when the air and water temps were hovering just above 65, which was probably pressing the top’s lower design limits. At first, I…
(12/jul/21) Martí Gelabert, con su A35 ‘L’Oreig’ (CN Port D’Aro) es el vencedor de La XXVIII Ruta de la Tramuntana 2021 tras ganar las dos etapas que este año han conformado el trofeo a la treintena de veleros participantes en la regata. Este año, las tripulaciones han disfrutado de unas excelentes condiciones meteo, con vientos francos del oeste que facilitaron velocidades optimas y…
(10/jul/21) Plastimo, filial del grupo Alliance Marine, anuncia la adquisición de su distribuidor español Dismarina Mediterránea, con sede en Cardedeu (Barcelona). El acuerdo ha de reforzar la introducción de la marca Plastimo en nuestro país, al tiempo que dará al equipo de Dismarina la oportunidad de distribuir otras marcas del grupo Alliance Marine.
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On a sun-kissed summer afternoon in Newport, Rhode Island, in June, three meticulously restored sailing yachts are tethered to New York YC’s Harbor Court landing. All are wooden, of course, and each a masterpiece of Captain Nathanael G. Herreshoff and the craftsmen of the eponymous manufacturing company in nearby Bristol…
(8/jul/21) El mercado náutico recupera cotas al alza en el 1er semestre 2021 con la estabilización de la crisis sanitaria. Pero aun colean inquietudes sobre el efecto de posibles rebrotes del COVID, al tiempo que las matriculaciones se ven frenadas por las dificultades que tienen muchos astilleros para completar y entregar sus barcos debido a problemas en el suministro de todo tipo de accesorios…
Autopilots aren’t new, but modern technology has made today’s autopilots considerably better than previous-generation offerings. Moreover, the utility that contemporary autopilots offer make them must-have equipment for doublehanded sailors racing aboard 30- to 50-footers. Here’s a look at how they work, the hardware and software involved, and the performance and safety benefits that they deliver, both for ground-up installations and refits.
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