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Read more: Gale And Storm At Anchor Or On A Mooring Check ListJohn shares the checklist he uses to prepare for a gale or storm when at anchor or on a mooring.
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Read more: Q&A: Interior Layout And Boat SelectionQuestion: I am looking at a cross-Atlantic trip and was thinking about a 1978 A Plan Endeavour 37, mainly because of the layout. Would you advise against this boat for such a long journey even with a good survey?
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Read more: Yet More On Series Drogue Retrieval
We just received this e-mail from Evans Starzinger who, together with his partner, Beth Leonard, completed two circumnavigations. The second one was west to east and south of the great capes, on their Samoa 47 Hawk.
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Read more: Swept-Back Spreaders—We Just Don’t Get It!John doesn’t understand the move to swept back spreaders in sailboat rig design. And he’s not shy about saying so.
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Read more: Antiseasickness Product Hurl-off, Our Drug Of ChoiceWhy we choose Gravol to fight seasickness on Morgan’s Cloud.
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Read more: Spinnakers—Not Getting In A TwistColin shares the reasons they opted for an asymmetric spinnaker when choosing sails for their new OVNI, Pélerin.
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Read more: Antiseasickness Product Hurl-off, Survey WinnerThough Sturgeron gets a lot of good reviews as an antiseasickness remedy, John shares why he doesn’t like it.
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Read more: Departures And ArrivalsThere is nothing quite like the final moment of departure at the start of a long cruise or voyage. A strong mixture of anticipation and apprehension, it generally follows a stressful period, with all of the usual last minute glitches and hassles, however careful your planning and preparation. Then there are the goodbyes to friends […]
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Read more: Tips For Using Zinc-Based E-Paint AntifoulingWe have been using various formulas of zinc-based antifouling paint (copper is out for Morgan’s Cloud since she is aluminum) from E-Paint for 12 years with varying results. For the last three years we have been using their ablative ZO product with generally good results.
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Read more: Bock Marine Soothes Boatyard Hell“Boat Yard Hell” is our term of endearment for Morgan’s Cloud’s annual date with a boat lift. There just isn’t much fun to it: living at the top of a 15’ ladder, peeing in a bucket, the morning dash to the toilet building, and of course day after day of boat chores as we try […]
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Read more: A Professional Skipper’s Take On Heavy WeatherWe received an e-mail a few weeks ago from our friend Bob Tetrault who has been following our heavy weather series. Bob went to Maine Maritime, has a master’s ticket, and has fished the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank in all kinds of weather. He currently owns three boats that fish the Gulf of […]
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Read more: Real World Test of Relief Band For SeasicknessJohn, who figures he’s tried every seasickness remedy out there, gives the ReliefBand a chance.
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Read more: Mooring Gear—Staying PutWhat does the word “harbour” mean to you? A safe haven, perhaps, sheltered from all sides? Well, in some of the less frequented parts of the world it can mean something quite different. Many “harbours”, such as Hugh Town on St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly, are far from safe in all conditions, being […]
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Read more: A Rugged Boat For The High Latitudes
A few weeks ago we met up with our friends Michael and Martina on their beautifully designed and built custom Hutting 54 Polaris. They were kind enough to give me, camera in hand, a tour and to patiently answer my many questions.
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Read more: Q&A: Un-Stayed Masts
Question: I am curious if you are keel stepped or deck stepped. If keel stepped, could you get away without stays since the aluminum deck could be reinforced enough to hold the mast upright? You could keep running backstays in place for heavier winds.
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Read more: Q&A: Carbon Boom
Question: Did you change your boom to carbon fiber or just your mast?
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Read more: Headhunter Three Way Universal ValvesIf there’s one place that you really don’t want a valve to bust while in use, it’s in the black water system.
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Read more: Q&A: Rounding Cape Farewell, GreenlandQuestion: We are planning to cross the North Atlantic east to west via the Arctic route in June on the way to an attempt to transit the North West Passage. We plan to leave from Iceland on a passage to the west coast of Greenland and are wondering how close to round Cape Farewell [south […]
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Read more: Better Force 10 Stove MountIn our view the standard bracket shipped with Force 10 stoves is inadequate and dangerous. Here’s an alternative.
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Read more: AIS—See And Be SeenOne thing that most sailors dread is poor visibility. Throw in high levels of shipping traffic and you have a perfect recipe for sleepless nights.
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Read more: Mainsail Reefing BluesColin takes a balanced look at mainsail handling systems including single line reefing from the cockpit and permanently mounted integrated sail covers. These systems would seem to save trouble, but how well do they really work in practice? Read on to find out.
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Read more: Q&A: Ice Risk, Eastern Canada To Western GreenlandQuestion: We are planning a trip from eastern Canada to south west Greenland and return and have the following questions about ice [see specific questions and answers below summary answer].
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Read more: Life is a Voyage*We received a question a while ago that got us both thinking: “Why did you start cruising, why do you keep cruising, and how long will you keep doing it?”
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Read more: Q&A: Trans-Atlantic In An Old BoatQuestion: I have my 36′ Aage Nielsen yawl in Norway and I need to bring her home to Maine. I would appreciate your comments regarding my choice of routes. One idea is down to the Azores and then over to the eastern US; the reverse of how I sailed to Europe. The other option I’m […]
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Read more: Shoal Draft VoyagingOne of the main attractions of the OVNI range is their shoal draft and beachability. We’ve all seen the photos: parked on some deserted islet with an impossibly azure sea far in the background. The theory looks enticing, but how far does it reflect reality? Colin discusses their experiences on Pèlerin.
