Goodbye “Morgan’s Cloud”, What a Ride
The sale of our beloved “Morgan’s Cloud”, a custom aluminum McCurdy and Rhodes expedition sailboat, closed yesterday.
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The Absolute Best Anchor
John starts with testing from “SV Panope”, adds a large dollop of experience, and comes up with his own best anchor table.
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Colin & Louise are Buying a New Sailboat
We can all learn a huge amount when two of the most experienced sailboat owners anywhere go boat shopping.
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The Return of The Adventure 40
We have an approach from a credible team who have a plan to get the Adventure 40, a circumnavigation ready offshore sailboat for $US200,000, built.
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Choosing A Cruising Boat—Shade and Ventilation
A cruising boat without adequate shade and ventilation can make life a living hell once we head for the palm trees. Here’s how to choose a cruising boat that will be comfortable in hot places.
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Refits, What You Need to Know
New boats are horribly expensive, so most of us will be faced with refitting an older boat to get out there. We have recently reorganized all of our many articles on how to do just that.
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When Electric Drive Works For a Cruising Sailboat
Lessons we can learn from Jimmy Cornell’s Elcano Challenge when considering electric drive for a cruising sailboat.
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Roller Furling Headsail Risks and Rewards
An interesting question from a member gets John thinking about how to handle headsail roller furling failures, and risk versus reward on a general basis.
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Choosing a Cruising Boat—Shelter
John takes a deep dive into the tradeoffs between open cockpits, dodgers, enclosures, raised salons and wheelhouses on offshore boats.
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Q&A—Sailboat Performance, When The Numbers Fail
A member asks an interesting question about why a boat that appears slower from the numbers is actually faster.
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New Server and New Site Features
AAC has a new faster server and four cool new features.
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Offshore Sailboat Winches, Selection and Positioning
These days the offshore sailing community seems to be fixated on rig automation, but a well-specified and installed set of winches will contribute far more to a successful passage than all that expensive failure-prone stuff.
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Best Offshore Boat Cockpit Cushions
Good cockpit cushions are a lot more important on an offshore boat than you might think.
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A Day on a Great Canal
Transiting the Welland Canal in a sailboat makes for a long day, and half the night, of line handling and ship avoiding.
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