Test Sailing the RS 21
June 22, 2020
48° North Boat Test From the May 2019 issue In 2018, the British small boat specialists, RS Sailing, came to market with a new keelboat that has been generating a lot of excitement; and now it’s come to the Pacific…
Racing Technique,Featured,Cruising Technique
A-Sail Luff Curl: Sometimes, Always, Never?
April 17, 2020
An Interview with Sailmaker and Sail Designer, Dan Kaseler "I'd guess people are over-trimming their spinnakers as much as 80% of the time." After a few recent races with very smart sailors who were asking an asymmetrical…
Cruising Stories,Boat Maintenance & Repairs
The ABSURDITY of Boat Projects
March 8, 2017
This article originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of 48° North. Anyone who owns a boat will likely agree with me: boat projects are absurd. Various boat owners quantify this absurdity differently – some base it…