July/august 2024
Table of contents
Features
Safety at sea
When the going gets rough, have the right equipment to be ready for emergencies
Prepare for lift off
The America’s Cup kicks off in Barcelona with action on and off the race course
Going for gold?
It’s been 16 years since an Americans won an Olympic gold medal. This team is aiming to change that.
Sailing into no man’s land
A solo sailor brings his trailersailer to Ontario, where the solitude and the sailing reign supreme
Boats & Gear
Technique: How to survive going overboard
Perry on Design: The Cayman 28 skiff and the Elan Impression 43 cruiser
Used Boat Notebook: Hunter Vision 32
Gear: New and notable safety gear
Boat Doctor: Making the first passage on your new-to-you boat
Departments
For Openers
Full and By: The daysailer has sailed a long way since Captain Nat invented it
On the Wind: Is sailing risky? Not if you believe the data over the actuaries
Splashes: IMOCAs storm NYC
Nautical Library: Last days of the schooner America
The Wharf: Brokerage, charter and other sailing related goods and services
Your Beauty of Sail: Readers’ photos
On the Cover: The IRC 46 Pata Negra, skippered by Dr. Laura Schlessinger, rounds Tortola in the BVI Spring Regatta. Cover picture by Alex Turnbull
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