Sailboats

GAMAGE DAMAGE CONTROL: A Temporary Repair
Posted on August 3rd 2010 - Charles Doane
  Having massaged the Insurance Gods to ensure the financing of more permanent solutions, I set out during my recent Solo Mini Cruise of Casco Bay ...

FIBERGLASS BOATBUILDING: Creating a Laminate
Posted on July 28th 2010 - Charles Doane
In my last missive on this subject I introduced the concept of building fiberglass boats in female molds, just like the one pictured here. Now ...

Topaz Sailing Dinghy
Posted on July 27th 2010 - Zuzana Prochazka
Topaz sailing dinghy now dubbed as “Boat in a Box” can be shipped anywhere.  If you haven’t checked out the Topaz sailing dinghy, you now have ...

Sunreef’s Largest Superyacht Splashes
Posted on July 26th 2010 - Diane Byrne
When Sunreef Yachts announced the Sunreef 114 in December 2008, it had just started construction on its first megayacht, the 102 Double Deck. Now Che, ...

RADICAL BAY 8000: Biplane Rig Catamaran
Posted on July 26th 2010 - Charles Doane
Ian Morse of Radical Catamarans has just launched his very first boat and, man, it sure is… radical. I've always been intrigued by this sort ...

VIDEO UPDATE: Whale Falls on Sailboat (Some More)
Posted on July 26th 2010 - Charles Doane
  I have just spent more than 24 hours during this weekend's Downeast Challenge (Marblehead to Rockland race) listening to fellow crew and SEMOSA member Charles ...

Alessandro di Benedetto ARRIVED: Non-Stop RTW Voyage in Smallest Boat Ever is Now Complete
Posted on July 22nd 2010 - Charles Doane
Just a few hours ago that crazy Italian guy, Alessandro di Benedetto, arrived safely in Les Sables d'Olonne, France, thus completing his solo non-stop circumnavigation ...

Whale Jumps, Lands On Sailboat
Posted on July 22nd 2010 - Jeff Hemmel
Whale jumps, lands on sailboat.

WHALE FALLS ON SAILBOAT: Ouch!
Posted on July 21st 2010 - Charles Doane
  Cynics at various online forums are insisting this must be a Photoshopped image, but I don't think so. News outlets in South Africa are reporting ...

SPARKMAN & STEPHENS: Classic 48-Foot Sloop
Posted on July 20th 2010 - Charles Doane
  Just had a conversation last week with Bruce Johnson, chief designer at S&S, about this new "modern traditional" concept design they're floating. Bruce describes it ...