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  1. Winterizing Your Sailboat

    ... expensive than leaving it in, depending on the size of your boat and the configuration of your rig, but I worked for a boatyard one time ... Mackenzie of North Sails Chesapeake stores a customer's sail for the winter. Photo by North Sails Engine winterization ...

    Beth - 11/20/2023 - 12:43

  2. Annapolis to Bermuda Race

    ... length:  1 day Type of watercraft:  Sail Doug and crew on his CS30 The "Pride of ... was also an excuse to have lunch with Sailing Steve on his boat. The "Pride of Baltimore" entered the race and sailed as the only boat ...

    John Zseleczky - 06/09/2024 - 22:18

  3. Sailmaking in the Sagebrush State SpinSheet Tours North Sails NV

    ... #1 (which opened in 1995) and #2 (2011) comprise the largest sail manufacturing facility in North America with 150,000 square feet of space. ... courts long and 16 feet wide. Brian explained that if the boat is large enough, its sail material may be spread out on all seven ...

    Molly Winans - 08/23/2018 - 16:41

  4. The Woodwind Affair

    ... afar. It was love at first sight! I was always a small boat sailor. I grew up sailing my family’s Penguin and later crewing for a ... experience, he was interested but informed me I needed a sail endorsement and that I would spend some time as a deckhand before he’d ...

    Beth - 01/26/2026 - 13:52

  5. Meridian XI Secures Line Honors in the Down the Bay Race

    ... “Unfortunately, there has always been one bigger boat that got line honors,” Shelhorse said. This time around, Shelhorse ... Ford and LIs Biondi and their team aboard Danger Paws always sail the 120-mile Down the Bay Race on a Melges 24. Let that sink in for a ...

    Molly Winans - 06/22/2021 - 13:54

  6. New Film Sheds Light on Buddy Melges’s Sailing Legacy

    ... of our era. He built his career on clever tactical and boat handling techniques and endless practice routines, and he had a relentless quest to find innovative ways to sail faster. Buddy’s lessons outlined in the new film will help every sailor ...

    Molly Winans - 05/05/2025 - 10:30

  7. Start Sailing Now: Sailing Changed My Life Forever

    ... the first time I stepped barefoot onto the deck of the boat. The most amazing feeling came over me. It was like I was meant to be ... to take me under his wing and show me what it was like to sail and race. I started out as rail meat and snacktician, but after a few ...

    Beth - 04/01/2022 - 15:55

  8. A Primer on the Staysail for Racing Sailors

    ... race such as the Trans-Atlantic or Trans-Pac, this is a sail (or sails) that you will probably have up a majority of the time. It has ... rope in the luff to handle the actual loads, and the boat must have a system for getting plenty of tension on the rope so that there ...

    Molly Winans - 08/01/2025 - 16:11

  9. From Sailing a Childhood Snark to Becoming a 100-Ton Captain

    ... of unsinkable ABS polymer. I enthusiastically learned to sail that 50-pound daggerboard vessel in waters near our Baltimore County ... to sail near our Hoopers Island vacation home. I kept that boat for 21 years and recently gave it away after a final swan song sail near ...

    Beth - 05/01/2024 - 10:34

  10. The Mind’s Eye in Racing: Part 2

    ... with the leaders on each detail? If you can’t make the boat go fast, don’t worry too much about anything else. Stay working on boat ... one made us fast again. Only then did we realize the new sail had a slightly higher clew and needed to be trimmed differently. We wasted ...

    Allison Allison - 01/31/2017 - 13:50

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