Tag: boat

Controlling Motion: Two Case Studies
Securing a small boat between pilings in a wrong-sized slip is a common challenge. The dock line angles from the dolphins (outlying pilings) are too narrow for a beam wind, allowing the boat to dance ...

Giving Bugs the Big Goodbye
We’re not naturally bug phobic, but when they eat our food, clothes, or boat, something needs to be done. Since we don’t like heavy doses of pesticides in a space as small as a boat, let’s first...

Reducing the Nylon Rode Sling-shot Effect
Again we speak heresy! Practical Sailor has published at least four articles explaining why stretchy nylon bridles and snubbers are vital. But if the rode is nylon instead of chain, this no longer app...

Rest Easy with a Riding Sail
Even when your anchor is well designed and ideally matched to your boat, there are four common factors that can cause an anchor to drag: poor bottom, short scope, insufficient shock absorption, and ya...

Overboard: Stories from off the boat - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Overboard: Stories from off the boat Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsFalling overboard can occur unexpectedly and end tragically. Staying onboard is always a priority, but even the most experienced can fin...

Bringing a gun to a gun fight >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Bringing a gun to a gun fight >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsWhen offshore racing, if you can dial in the conditions you will always dial in a type of boat. That's the case wit...

Bringing a gun to a gun fight - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Bringing a gun to a gun fight Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsWhen offshore racing, if you can dial in the conditions you will always dial in a type of boat. That's the case with the Transpac Race, for aft...

2019 Laser North Americans - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
2019 Laser North Americans Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsThe 2019 Laser North American Championships were held July 18-21 in Brant Beach, NJ. Noah Collinson narrowly topped the 41-boat Full Rig fleet whi...

Hornos, Tocke win Snipe US Nationals >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Hornos, Tocke win Snipe US Nationals >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News Scuttlebutt Sailing NewsTomas Hornos and Kathleen Tocke (above) topped the 51-boat fleet to win the 2019 Snipe US National Champions...

Try your hand at sailing thanks to boat sharing | canada.com - Canada.com
Try your hand at sailing thanks to boat sharing | canada.com Canada.comAs the boat rounds the beached freighter marking the entrance to Port Credit marina, the lines are loosed and the vessel's sai...

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