Wintering Aboard in the Scottish Highlands
A hike through Kerrera’s hills offered a nice view of Oban Marina. (Maggie Hirt/)My liveaboard family of six finally docked. We pulled off our Irish sailing dubarrys, slipped into our knee-high well...
Making Complex Simple
Preliminary system sketches by the author reveal the complexity of what exists below deck on a modern 5.5 Metre. (Courtesy Andrew Palfrey/)I had been speaking with Sailing World’s Dave Powlison abou...
Off Watch: What the Hall?
Under construction: The National Sailing Hall of Fame, in my humble opinion, needs a whole lot of work. (Herb McCormick/)Capt. William “Bill” Pinkney, the first African American sailor to circumna...
Simple Systems Aboard
Paper charts require no wiring. (Courtesy Ben Zartman/)One of the most common observations people make after they meet my little family and see Ganymede, the 31-foot boat that we once called home, is,...
The Main Man, Môn
Bleddyn Môn, Ineos Team UK's mainsail trimmer looks over the should of skipper Ben Ainslie. (C.GREGORY / INEOS TEAM UK/)One of the most interesting sailors on Britannia, Ineos Team UK’s Nick Holroy...
