Max and company

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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.

Author: Doane, Charles J.
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Search and navigation equipment, Marine Electronics, Sailboats, Usage, Technology application

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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.

Author: Doane, Charles J.
Mechanical properties

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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.

Author: Doane, Charles J.
Catamarans, Design and construction

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Subjects list: United States, Equipment and supplies, Sailboats, Boating industry
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