Max and company
Article Abstract:
A curmudgeon revels in his new DreamAway 408 Cruz-MAXimiser, which has many cruiser-friendly innovations, including oral command system, a boat-performance indicator, and a secret weapon named MAX. This is combined with more conventional sensors-the GPS receiver, the Knotmeter, the anenometer, and the autopilot's rudder-angle indicator.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2005
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Creating a cutter: adding a staysail to your foretriangle can both improve your boat's performance in moderate air and make it much handier in a blow
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The advantages of converting a sloop to a cutter, as well as the technical details of such a conversion, are discussed. The conversion involves adding a new staysail in order to augment your sail options foreward of the mast.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2003
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Sailtest: Raider 30
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Raider 30 is one of the smaller performance catamarans that offer modest living accommodations for go-fast racer/cruiser types. It was born four years ago, in 2000, in Australia and debuted in the U.S. early last year.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2004
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