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Offshore Boat Ratings are BS
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Offshore Boat Ratings are BS

CE Category A is the offshore design category used on many production sailboats, but I do not think the badge tells buyers enough about real bluewater capability. Full Stream: 📗 Get My Book:
Why Is the Rudder in Front of the Propeller?
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Why Is the Rudder in Front of the Propeller?

Moving the engines aft creates more interior space, but it also places the rudders ahead of the propellers. I would test low-speed maneuvering on each engine separately because two engines are not true redundancy if one failure leaves the boat circling. Full Stream: 📗 Get My Book:
I QUIT Sailing?
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When Grenada Stopped Being Safe
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When Grenada Stopped Being Safe

For decades, cruisers gathered in Grenada because it sat just below the hurricane box that shaped many marine insurance policies. In July 2024, Hurricane Beryl flattened Carriacou and turned Tyrell Bay into a boat graveyard, shattering the industry's faith in that safe zone. Full Video: 📗 Ge...
Can a Wave Snap a Ship in Half?
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Can a Wave Snap a Ship in Half?

A ship's hull behaves like one enormous beam, bending through hogging and sagging as wave crests and troughs support different sections. Push that steel beyond what it can bear and the hull can fracture, a failure that overwhelmingly strikes long, heavily loaded tankers and freighters. Full Vi...
The Navigable Semicircle of a Hurricane
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The Navigable Semicircle of a Hurricane

In a moving Northern Hemisphere hurricane, rotation and forward motion combine on the starboard side of its track, creating stronger winds and more violent seas. On the port side, called the navigable semicircle, those forces partially cancel and the winds tend to push a vessel away from the storm. ...
Riveted Steel Hulls: A Lost Art
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Riveted Steel Hulls: A Lost Art

Fantome's hull was built from thousands of overlapping steel plates, caulked and fastened by hand with red-hot rivets. That was the same basic method used on the Golden Gate Bridge and Eiffel Tower, creating a tremendously strong, long-lived hull before welding took over the shipyards. Full Vi...
The Problem with the Rio Dulce
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The Problem with the Rio Dulce

Rio Dulce has sheltered sailors from hurricanes for generations, but its entrance lies behind a sandbar with only five or six feet of water. A massive schooner like S/V Fantome drew 13 feet, so even heeling her over with dinghies could not get her into safety. Full Video: 📗 Get My Book:
The 282-Foot Yacht With an Incredible Past
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The 282-Foot Yacht With an Incredible Past

Finished in an Italian warship yard in 1927, this 282-foot yacht began as "Flying Cloud". She then passed from an English duke, to a Guinness heir, and Aristotle Onassis before Windjammer finally made her its flagship in 1969. Full Video: 📗 Get My Book:
The Hurricane You Cannot Dodge
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The Hurricane You Cannot Dodge

A hurricane does not steer itself; larger wind patterns high above it, called steering currents, carry it like a cork in a river. When those currents weaken, the storm can stall or wander, making its path dangerously unpredictable. Full Video: 📗 Get My Book:
He Did Everything Right. They Still Vanished.
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He Did Everything Right. They Still Vanished.

In October 1998, the 282-foot riveted-steel schooner Fantome entered the western Caribbean with 31 people aboard and Hurricane Mitch building over the horizon. Her captain was young, gifted, careful, and loved by his crew, yet by the following night all 31 people were gone. #history #facts #maritim...
Great Party Boat, Bad Offshore Vessel
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Great Party Boat, Bad Offshore Vessel

At $100,000, a Lagoon 42 can look like an incredible bargain, and I think these boats make spacious, fun cruising platforms for the Caribbean. However, I would not choose one for the North Atlantic or a family circumnavigation because a great party boat and a serious blue water boat are built for ve...
Could YOU Escape Hurricane Mitch? — Be The Captain LIVE | Be The Captain Podcast Ep. 2
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Could YOU Escape Hurricane Mitch? — Be The Captain LIVE | Be The Captain Podcast Ep. 2

📖 English ("Be The Captain"): 🇪🇸 Español ("Sé el Capitán"): Tonight, you sit in the captain's chair. October 26th, 1998. You command the S/V Fantome. 282 feet of riveted steel, 31 crew, 7 knots on her best day, drawing 13 feet. A Category 5 hurricane is stalled over the ...
The Most Dangerous Part of Hurricane Season
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The Most Dangerous Part of Hurricane Season

Early-season hurricanes often form far across the Atlantic, giving sailors time to watch them develop and track their approach. In October, the western Caribbean’s exceptionally warm water and calm upper-level winds can allow storms to form almost on top of you. Full Video: 📗 Get My Book:
What Scares Me Most Offshore
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What Scares Me Most Offshore

Sharks, rocks, and pirates are not what scare me most when I sail offshore. Hurricanes are unpredictable, impossible to outrun, and powerful enough to overwhelm a strong boat and even the best seamanship. Full Video: 📗 Get My Book:
They Had NOWHERE To Run!! | The Tragic Story of SV Fantome
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They Had NOWHERE To Run!! | The Tragic Story of SV Fantome

In October of 1998, a 282-foot four-masted schooner called the Fantome sailed into the western Caribbean with 31 crew members aboard and a hurricane building over the horizon. She was a 71-year-old, riveted steel ship with an incredibly gifted 32-year-old captain, Guyan March. When Hurricane Mitch—...
Is Rod Rigging Really the Best?
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Is Rod Rigging Really the Best?

Standing rigging progresses from standard 1×19 wire to compact strand and finally to solid rod, with each step increasing strength and stiffness while reducing stretch. Rod is considered the best metal rigging available, but corrosion around its cold-headed terminals can still cause a catastrophic f...
The Valiant 40 Was Built Wrong…But it Worked.
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The Valiant 40 Was Built Wrong…But it Worked.

A 12-inch change made while building the Valiant 40 left its sail plan out of balance with the keel. Adding a bowsprit corrected the problem, improved the boat’s appearance, and helped create one of the defining early racer-cruisers. Full Stream: 📗 Get My Book:
This 40-Foot Trimaran Would Absolutely Rip
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This 40-Foot Trimaran Would Absolutely Rip

This 2012 Hughes 40 weighs less than five tons despite its 40-foot length and massive 30-foot beam, giving it the ingredients to be an exceptionally fast trimaran. The bolted-together amas would make me cautious about taking it far offshore, but the boat appears well built and should absolutely rip....
Cool Boat, But is it Worth $300,000?
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Cool Boat, But is it Worth $300,000?

The Antigua 58 Pilothouse is spacious, unusual, and packed with features that could make it somebody’s dream cruising boat. It may be a good boat, but the $300,000 price and difficulty financing older yachts could create a serious resale problem. Full Stream: 📗 Get My Book:
The Dutch Build the Best Metal Boats
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The Dutch Build the Best Metal Boats

Dutch builders have generations of experience producing beautiful steel and aluminum boats capable of cruising anywhere in the world. Koopmans yachts combine serious construction with unmistakable design, which is why these boats can be found in remote anchorages around the globe. Full Stream: 📗 ...
Short Keel vs. Long Keel Explained
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Short Keel vs. Long Keel Explained

A deeper keel places more weight farther below the boat, helping it resist quick rolling and feel stiffer in the waves. Like the pendulum on a grandfather clock, that lower weight can slow the boat’s motion and create a more comfortable ride offshore. Full Stream: 📗 Get My Book:
Finnish Boats Are Usually Winners
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Finnish Boats Are Usually Winners

There's a bit of a stereotype about the Finns in the sailing world...but not a bad one. Finland is home to respected builders such as Baltic and Nauticat, and its culture of careful maintenance makes a well-kept Finnish boat especially appealing. Full Stream: 📗 Get My Book:
A Great Deal or a $200,000 Disaster?
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A Great Deal or a $200,000 Disaster?

This 60 year old Sparkman & Stephens yacht has an incredible pedigree, a valuable mast, and a recently reduced asking price. The aluminum hull could still be viable or require a $200,000 replating job, making a complete hull-thickness survey essential before buying it. Full Stream: 📗 Get My B...
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