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MATT SHEAHAN
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MATT SHEAHAN

THE CLASSIC J CLASS AND THE LATEST SPIRIT 111MAY BE 90 YEARS APART, BUT THEY SHARE A COMMON THEME

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October 2020
SUMMER ON ICE
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SUMMER ON ICE

ANDY SCHELL EXPLORED NEWFOUNDLAND’S RUGGED FJORD COAST ABOARD HIS SWAN 59 ICEBEAR

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October 2020
SPECIAL REPORT
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SPECIAL REPORT

HOW TO CROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN, BY JANNEKE KUYSTERS

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October 2020
SECRETS OF BOAT THE TESTERS
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SECRETS OF BOAT THE TESTERS

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH YACHT IS RIGHT FOR YOU? WILL BRUTON GETS EXPERT ADVICE FROM SAILORS WHO TEST DRIVE BOATS FOR A LIVING…

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October 2020
Show season curtailed
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Show season curtailed

Sailors wanting to see this season’s new launches and latest equipment will have to contend with reduced shows and private viewings.

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October 2020
NAVIGATION BRIEFING
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NAVIGATION BRIEFING

CHRIS TIBBS ON SAILING FROM CAPE TOWN TO EUROPE

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October 2020
CREATIVE SPIRIT
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CREATIVE SPIRIT

A TECHNICAL MASTERPIECE OR A PIECE OF ART? THE NEW SPIRIT 111 IS SOMEHOW BOTH, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE LARGE YACHTS TOBY HODGES HAS EVER SAILED

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October 2020
Simple DIY Jam Cleats
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Simple DIY Jam Cleats

Legend has it that Einstein once said “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” In truth, the quote isn’t actually Einstein’s, but he did agree with it. And so do I, especially when it comes to jam cleats.

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September - October 2020
The P7 Gig: Return of a Legend
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The P7 Gig: Return of a Legend

My story begins in 2016, when I left for a westward crossing of the Atlantic aboard my self-made, 5-meter-long (16.4') plywood boat Still crazy. The three-month voyage to the Caribbean messed with my head and, to be honest, I still haven’t gotten over it.

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September - October 2020
Sailing with Colly
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Sailing with Colly

Sailing the bays of Texas is not exactly crystal clear water, gentle breezes and sugar-white beaches.

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September - October 2020
SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Nootka Sound
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SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Nootka Sound

I designed and built my 18-foot sail and-oar boat, Fire-Drake, with a major adventure in mind—rowing and sailing British Columbia’s Inside Passage in 2016 and 2017.

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September - October 2020
Dancing on the Water
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Dancing on the Water

Exploring the Salish Sea by Oar and Paddle

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September - October 2020
SLOT CANYONS & STARRY SKIES
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SLOT CANYONS & STARRY SKIES

This adventure, like many good ones, began with a last-minute change of plans.

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September - October 2020
Dunlin: An Experimental Peapod
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Dunlin: An Experimental Peapod

A brief row in a 13-foot peapod during one of our local small-boat gatherings inspired me to design and build a small cruiser.

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September - October 2020
READER BOAT: Sovereign 18 called Slowmotion
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READER BOAT: Sovereign 18 called Slowmotion

Sometimes the boat you get is one you’d never heard of.

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September - October 2020
Boat Review: Com-Pac 19 (Revisited)
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Boat Review: Com-Pac 19 (Revisited)

Twenty years later we take another look at the still popular Com-Pac 19 sailboat

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September - October 2020
Alternative Rigs for Multihulls
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Alternative Rigs for Multihulls

I’ve posted some brief notes about multihull rigs on the “Useful Articles” pages of my website, www.sailingcatamarans. com. There, in the “Different Design Features” section, I explain why the sensible choice for multihulls is the single-mast Bermudian rig, either masthead or fractional rig.

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September - October 2020
PLEASURE ISLANDS
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PLEASURE ISLANDS

HOLIDAY HOMES, RESTAURANTS, EVEN CITIES MAY SOON BE COMING TO A QUIET BEACH OR HARBOUR NEAR YOU, REPORTS SAM FORTESCUE

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September 2020
ON THE LIMIT
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ON THE LIMIT

THIS YEAR’S VENDÉE GLOBE IS A RACE FOR FUTURISTIC FLYING MACHINES. HELEN FRETTER AND ANDI ROBERTSON TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

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September 2020
MASTER YOUR MAINSAIL
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MASTER YOUR MAINSAIL

KNOWING HOW TO SET UP A MULTIHULL’S MAINSAIL IS CRUCIAL. BRIAN THOMPSON, ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXPERIENCED MULTIHULL SAILORS, SHARES HIS TIPS

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September 2020
CLASS ACT
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CLASS ACT

CRUISING WITH THEIR CHILDREN ALLOWED RALF AND DINA SCHLAEPFER TO FULFIL THEIR PACIFIC DREAMS, ALTHOUGH SET LESSONS WERE OVERTAKEN BY THE SCHOOL OF ADVENTURE

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September 2020
MAIDEN VOYAGE
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MAIDEN VOYAGE

SINGLE-HANDED SAILOR TREVOR ROBERTSON DESCRIBES A MAIDEN VOYAGE FROM FLORIDA TO MARTINIQUE IN A NEWLY PURCHASED 38-FOOTER

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September 2020
SPACE DISCOVERY
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SPACE DISCOVERY

BRITISH BRAND DISCOVERY IS ONE OF THE FEW MONOHULL YARDS TO BUILD CATAMARANS. COULD THE BLUEWATER 50 BE ONE FOR MONOHULL PURISTS?

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September 2020
TAKING CONTROL
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TAKING CONTROL

HOW MODERN AUTOPILOTS CAN BE YOUR BEST HELMSMAN, BY MATTHEW SHEAHAN

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September 2020
CALEDONIAN BLUES
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CALEDONIAN BLUES

JANNEKE KUYSTERS AND WIETZE VAN DER LAAN ARE CAPTIVATED BY THE PACIFIC ISLANDS OF NEW CALEDONIA

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September 2020
5 EXPERT TIPS
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5 EXPERT TIPS

HOW TO MAKE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OFFSHORE

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September 2020
A SMOOTH NEW START
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A SMOOTH NEW START

PRIVILÈGE IS RENEWING ITS RANGE UNDER HANSE, STARTING WITH THIS 50-FOOTER. FRANÇOIS TREGOUET REPORTS

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September 2020
SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Waldo Lake, Oregon
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SMALL BOAT CRUISE: Waldo Lake, Oregon

I decided to go to Waldo Lake, in the mountains east of Eugene, Oregon in mid-September, hoping to be on the water from Friday through the following Tuesday or Wednesday. Having been to Waldo five times in June and once in early August. I wanted to feel the nighttime chill announcing the coming winter, and be both grateful for it and fortified against it, in my winter sleeping bag. I wanted to watch the long and early shadows of Autumn seizing the forest in the afternoon.

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July - August 2020
Small-Boat Gear
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Small-Boat Gear

XPL EXPLORE MORE

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July - August 2020
SHALLOW DRAFT
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SHALLOW DRAFT

It is early May and, like many of you, we’re thinking about life in a challenging time—about gains, losses and what might come next.

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July - August 2020