Gentlemen do sail to weather
Article Abstract:
Noted boat designer Olin Stephens reminisces about his fruitful career as he turns 90 years old in Apr 1998. He believes that the enduring qualities of a good sailboat are strength and speed, as well as balance and beauty. For Stephens, an ideal cruising boat is one that is moderate in all aspects.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Confessions of a madcap mentor: a rotten teacher and an eager novice learn that good sailing reaches far beyond the uphill battle of the sexes
Article Abstract:
A man provides tips on how to teach sailing to novice sailors. These include teaching sailing under controlled situations and during good weather until mates can handle themselves better and never assuming that mates know how to do something.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Fear of fitness. The hidden benefits of balance: Tighter abs, a straighter back, and ankles that won't fail when you need them
- Abstracts: Cleveland. Hot to trot: tips, tricks and tactics to beat the running blahs. Dallas-Fort Worth
- Abstracts: Horizon chasers. Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow: to float effortlessly over tough terrain, learn to read the trail like a book
- Abstracts: Differences in emotional responsivity and anger in athletes and nonathletes: startle reflex modulation and attributional response
- Abstracts: State of grace. Urban blue: the dreaded Dog Cops send a hunter and his Lab on the lam in the city. The graveyard shift