The best cruising seasons start with the best-laid saiing plans. While thinking ahead to the 2020 cruising season, consider these 10 ideas for scheduling an amazing season on the Chesapeake.
Quantum Sail Design Group's David Flynn takes a look at the Zen of becoming the ultimate crew to answer the eternal question: How do I become a better crew so I can get on good boats?
SpinSheet Magazine is the go-to resource for sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. We've decided to write down answers to the most frequently asked questions.
"Disasters" when sailing often turn out to be great lessons on and off the water.
Several sailboat racing events in Annapolis and on the East Coast have brought the ORC rating rule to the forefront of racers' minds.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020, we asked several successful sailing couples to share their stories and advice to couples just starting their sailing journey together. Here are their responses:
Bill and Linsley Carruth
In honor of Valentines Day, February 14, 2020, we asked several successful sailing couples to share their stories and advice to couples just starting their sailing journey together.
Congratulations to Katie Freeman as the 2019 SpinSheet Volunteer of the Year! “As a volunteer for Valhalla Sailing Project, Katie has been a truly integral part of the success of the program,”
To read a sailing incident report is gut-wrenching: the unexpected events, the small issues that combine to create larger problems, the split-second decisions forced upon skipper and crew. You put yourself in that situation, or you recall your own past brushes with danger, and you realize, no matter how much safety gear you have aboard a boat, if it’s not in proper operating order and the crew doesn’t know where to find it and how to use it, things can go quickly from bad to worse.
Three years after integrating the internationally recognized rating rule into many of its signature racing events, AYC is giving ORC more prominent recognition.
