When [PeterSripol] was a kid, he made a simple sailboat from a scrap piece of 2×4 and some napkin sails ... to use carbon fiber arrow shafts for the masts. They are readily available, strong ...

There’s one critical piece of gear I hope to never use ... which means she has two masts. Built in 1977 she is considered small for a cruising sailboat, but as I get older I appreciate the small sails ...

The difference is that you’ll need other ones on the stern and mast ... two nautical miles. That’s usually a non-issue if you’ve bought a sailboat with factory-installed lighting, it is compliant with ...

Buying a used boat is unlike any other purchase you have made. Some parallels can be drawn with the basic procedures of buying a car. However, in practice, these two vehicles are nothing ... Radio is ...

You could then build a boat or many ... the way we see masts operating on early boats, which are very narrow kinds of A-frames, in fact. It's not a single piece. It seems to be two pieces, with ...

One of the most beautiful, revolutionary, and secretive sail-assisted superyachts in the world is a bit less secretive: Black ...

The USS Texas (BB-35), a storied battleship that served in both World Wars, faces an uncertain future. Despite a recent $60 ...

There were whirlpools everywhere, and the boat made three complete 360s going through there.” Now roughly two and a half days ... a lot of forward rake on the mast. That moves the center of ...

Fisherman Stranded on the Pacific Ocean Spent 438 Days Floating in 25-Foot Fishing Boat Without a Sail, Pens About Remarkable ...

Heavy, breaking waves crashed against the charter boat anchored miles off the coast ... heat stress in every corner of the ocean. Robyn Mast, a Key West reef restoration associate at CRF, recalled ...

Two deaths were confirmed ... said his home had been battered by a piece of dock. Worst of all, he said, his "life's ambition" − a recently purchased, 60-foot motor boat − had been damaged ...

His skill comes in two categories ... like a ship having six or eight sails on each mast, and is then able to take in each sail in turn as is required. And I think this is the flexibility that ...