Sail 1996 - Abstracts

Sail 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
A flexible approach to anchoring.(Anchoring - Special)Sports and fitnessDiana Jessie
A guide to marine binoculars. (includes related article on stabilized binoculars)(Gear Know-How)Sports and fitnessJohn Smith
A landmark cruise.Sports and fitnessRichard Dey
Antarctic 44: '...a serious seagoing cruiser.'(Just Launched - New Boats)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessLarry Montgomery
A white Christmas in the French West Indies.(Sailing Memories)Sports and fitnessMickey Clement
Back from the edge.(Little America's Cup yacht race)Sports and fitnessRobert Keeley
Batteries and charging. (troubleshooting power shortage in boats)(Commissioning 1996)Sports and fitness 
Beetlemania. (includes related articles on Beetle boats)(Beetle Cat 75th Anniversary)Sports and fitnessRobby Robinson
Beginnings.(sailboats for children)(Evaluation)(Cover Story)Sports and fitnessTom Linskey, Bill Springer, Erik Nelson, Allison Peter, Chris Museler
Boom time Baja. (includes related article on important considerations when sailing through Baja California)Sports and fitnessDiana Jessie, Marcia Reck, Peter Whitney
Budget for bluewater cruising.(Commonsense Cruising)(circumnavigation)Sports and fitnessBeth A. Leonard
Catalina 28 MkII: handsome performer.(Just Launched - New Boats)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessChris Caswell
College charter. (yacht cruise in the Virgin Islands)(Bareboat Chartering 1996)Sports and fitnessDean Bevan
Confessions of a forty-year-old new kid.(sailing narrative)(Column)Sports and fitnessEric Lee
Cruising: a right or a responsibility. (sailing with or without regulations, various responses to Webb Chilies and his wish for lack of regulations)(On-line Forum)(Column)Sports and fitness 
Cruising the Bay.(San Francisco Bay)Sports and fitnessPaul Franson
Cruising the neighborhood.(Sailing Memories)(includes bibliography on marine wildlife)Sports and fitnessCarole Crowe
'Curlew' is top schooner.(America's Schooner Cup race)Sports and fitnessJoseph Ditler
Destination Tahiti.Sports and fitnessJill Knight
Developing the future.(introduction of new design and boatbuilding methods in India)Sports and fitnessDick Newick, Russell Long
Electronic gear. (maintaining and repairing a boat's electronic system)(Commissioning 1996)Sports and fitness 
Elliott 770: cruising sport boat.Sports and fitnessMike Huck
EPA's powers threatened.(cuts in Environmental Protection Agency funding threaten regulation of water pollution)Sports and fitnessAndrea Sach
Getting a great finish.(sailboat maintenance)(includes article on repairing gelcoat and fiberglass)Sports and fitnessKen Textor, Richard A. Skrindle
Getting around: the basics of navigation.(Building Skills)Sports and fitnessHarry Sarazin
Getting a springtime shine.(sailboat maintenance)Sports and fitnessSandy Lindsey
Getting it right.(Sailing Memories)Sports and fitnessNancy Cofer-Shabica
Getting speed from the asymetrical spinnaker. (sailing and sails)(Sail Trim)Sports and fitnessJohn Heyes
Gizo, Solomon Islands cruising hotspot.Sports and fitnessDarrell Nicholson
Gray-beards around the horn. (narrative of a sea voyage)Sports and fitnessMaryan Koehler
Gunkholing: gunkholing is gear shifting, poking into quiet backwaters that don't attract a crowd.(Shallow-Draft Cruising.)Sports and fitnessSusan Peterson
Have your kayak, and sail it, too. (includes related articles)Sports and fitnessBill Springer, Erik Nelson, Mike O'Brien
House systems. (troubleshooting plumbing, electric pumps, marine head, refrigeration and propane stove in boats)(includes related article)(Commissioning 1996)Sports and fitness 
How water ballast works.(trailer boat sailing)Sports and fitnessRob Mazza
In pursuit of the Great Pumpkin.(Great Pumpkin Regatta)Sports and fitnessShimon-Craig Van Collie
Install electronics for trouble-free operation.(marine electronics)Sports and fitnessNigel Calder
In the wind.(1996 Brut Cup and Delta Ditch Run sailboat races)Sports and fitnessShimon-Craig Van Collie
Keeping a sailing journal.(Column)Sports and fitnessRuss Franklin
Kids play hard at IYRU O'Neill, youth championships. (O'Neill World Youth Sailing Championships)Sports and fitnessNikolas Kerest
Kokopelli pirates.(trailersailing trip in the Southwest)(includes travel information)Sports and fitnessT. Hamish Tear
Lagoon 35CCC: roomy performer.(sailing catamaran)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessWill White
Lake Champlain options. (three women sail along the lake between New York State and Vermont)Sports and fitnessNancy Wolfe
Laser Midwinters East.(sailboat race)Sports and fitnessChris Museler
Layin' low in Abaco: Bahamas charter cruise.(Cruise Week)Sports and fitnessBob Payne
Lessons from Bertha. (Hurricane Bertha, July 1996)Sports and fitnessJim Flannery
Let the good times roll.(1995 Seminole County Citrus Sailfest regatta)Sports and fitnessCynthia Flanagan Goss
Leviathan.(sailing narrative)(Column)Sports and fitnessBrian Hubbell
MacGregor 26X: fast-forward trailersailer.(sailboat)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessChris Caswell
Mainsail-reefing systems.(includes directories of suppliers and information on building an in-mast mainsail)Sports and fitnessErik Nelson, Chris Bouzaid
Making a hurricane plan.(sailboat safety)Sports and fitnessNick Trotter
Making sense of radio weather. (includes list of books on radio weather forecasting)(Passagemaking Know-How)Sports and fitnessShirish Date
Managing hypothermia. (tips for sailors)(Safety)Sports and fitnessMichael E. Jacobs
Man-overboard recovery: new thinking, new gear. (includes related articles on night rescues and needed man-overboard equipment)Sports and fitnessKaren Prioleau
Mastering the launch and retrieval. (getting a trailersailor boat unhitched from the tow vehicle and into the water ready to sail)(Trailer Sailing)Sports and fitnessT. Hamish Tear
Middle-age passage.Sports and fitnessLinda Sheridan
My father's gift.(sailing)(Column)Sports and fitnessDavid Berson
Navigating the information superhighway.(sailing information on the Internet)Sports and fitnessRon Benrey
Net your boat for safety.(lifeline netting)Sports and fitnessLisa Suhay
New-age VHF.(Digital Selective Calling on VHF radios)(includes information on VHF telephone connections)Sports and fitnessStephanie Seacord
No guarantees.(sailing during a hurricane)(Column)Sports and fitnessPeter Muilenburg
Onboard communication.(Tips From The Top)Sports and fitnessEd Baird
Optimize your roller-reefing/furling system.(sailing equipment)Sports and fitnessBrion Toss
Out of the hunt. (how the US can make a better showing in sailing in the next Olympics 2000: includes a list of how various countries did in the 1996 Olympics sailing competitions)(Olympics: What Went Wrong?)Sports and fitnessJosh Adams
Out to sea with the turtles.(sailing to the Dry Tortugas islands off Key West, FL)(includes related article on sailing conditions and maps)Sports and fitnessGeorge Bouwman
Overcoming fear at sea.(The Cruising Life)Sports and fitnessTina Olton
Panama transit.(cruising through the Panama Canal)(includes information on permits and fees)Sports and fitnessTom Zydler, Jill Knight
Passage to Palermo.(Bluewater Cruising)Sports and fitnessPeter Muilenburg
Perfecting your program.(sailboat racing)(includes information on finance)Sports and fitnessAllison Peter
Precision 165.(sailboat)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessWill White
Predicting the local seabreeze.(sailing and sea breezes)Sports and fitnessPat Healy
Preparation: the endless balance.(preparing for an extended sailboat cruise)Sports and fitnessDave Siemens
Preparing your boat for cold weather.(Maintenance)Sports and fitnessStephen A. Knox
Reading charts. (sailing)(Basics of Navigation, part 2)Sports and fitnessHarry Sarazin
Readying for storm force.(sailboat safety)(includes information on hurricane avoidance)Sports and fitnessDonald M. Street Jr.
Regs and safety check. (regulations on safety equipment onboard boats)(Commissioning 1996)Sports and fitness 
Return to Takaroa.(boat trip narrative)Sports and fitnessSarah Dashew
Roughabout: south of the border.(sailing vacation on Mexico's Sea of Cortez)Sports and fitnessMarilyn Kraczek
Safe and secure anchoring.(Anchoring - Special)(includes related article on retrieving anchors)Sports and fitnessTom Linskey, Roger Marshall
Sailing freedom: heading for the beach?(criticism of New Zealand's mandatory safety regulations for foreign boats)(Column)Sports and fitnessWebb Chiles
Sailing on the level.(three level-sailing design innovations)Sports and fitnessGary Hoyt
Sailing under lucky stars. (sail boating around islands off Queensland, Australia: includes related articles on tourist information, and the Whitsunday Islands)Sports and fitnessBob Payne
Sailing with teenagers.Sports and fitnessJohn Nelson
Sail magazine's guide to USA/Canada bareboat fleets '96.(Bareboat Chartering 1996)(Directory)Sports and fitness 
Sails for bluewater cruising.Sports and fitnessBeth A. Leonard
Searching for the mechanical advantage. (builders are changing the steering mechanism design)(Systems)Sports and fitnessERik NElson
Secrets of sleep at sea. (includes related article)Sports and fitnessLin Pardey, Lawrence Fred Pardey
Shipping & handling. (How to make sure to receive needed parts when sailing abroad: includes tips on fax follow-up to shipping a part for repair back to a US supplier)(Commonsense Cruising)Sports and fitnessRobin Lutz Testa
Sounds of delight. (sailing kayaks)(includes related article)Sports and fitnessChris Kulczycki
South Africa hosts Laser Worlds. (international racing of Laser sailboats: the Laser World Championships: includes news of the Newport to Ensenada Race)Sports and fitnessDon Ross
Spares & repairs.(maintenance kits aboard sail boats)(includes related articles on making checklists)Sports and fitnessJay C. Knoll
Speed!(iceboat racing)(includes information on building an iceboat)Sports and fitnessKnowles L. Pittman
Spirit of the Torngat.(sailing cruise off the coast of Labrador)(includes information on modifications made to a stock DaySailer)Sports and fitnessGeorge Van Sickle
Steering systems. (boats)(Commissioning 1996)Sports and fitness 
Tall ships and daysailers. (voyage aboard a replica Baltimore clipper)Sports and fitnessRobert Morasky
Test your anchoring know-how.(Anchoring - Special)Sports and fitnessRoger Marshall
The department of water.(managing water on an extended cruise)Sports and fitnessTom Wood, Kathy Barron
The engine.(Commissioning 1996)Sports and fitness 
The fabulous forties: the boats of Rally 14. (sailboats, reader tested)(Sail: Rally 40)(Evaluation)Sports and fitnessTom Linskey, Michael Tamulaites, Erik Nelson, Don Abrams, Charles Manson
The great leveler. (Chicago, IL's Mackinac Island sailboat race is 89 years old)Sports and fitnessRobby Robinson
The heartbeat of the planet. (the science principles underlying tides)(Nature)Sports and fitnessTom Glinski
The Kings and I.(South Pacific yacht cruise)Sports and fitnessKate Ford
The rig revolution is now.(rigs for cruising sailboats)(includes information on the B&R rig, carbon-fiber poles and the AeroRig)Sports and fitnessTom Linskey, Donald M. Street Jr., Tony Lush
The seagoing toolbox.(tools for maintaining a sailboat)Sports and fitnessDavid F. Siemens
The year I sailed through the kingdom of ice.(winter sailing narrative)Sports and fitnessIver Lofving
Things that work. (good ideas for sailors)(Your Ideas)Sports and fitnessHerb Payson, Nancy Payson
Things that work. (ideas for problems solving on sailboats)Sports and fitnessHerb Payson, Nancy Payson
Time out: the one-year cruise.(includes bibliography)Sports and fitnessShirish Date
Trash: the disposal dilemma.(includes information on disposal methods for cruisers, provisioning for a cruise and laws on dumping at sea)Sports and fitnessLiza Copeland
Trial by North Atlantic.(sailing narrative)Sports and fitnessNorris D. Hoyt
Trimble/North Triumph.(sailboat race)Sports and fitnessDieter Loibner
Two old men and the sea. (a man and his blind friend go on a late season cruise off the coast of Rhode Island)(Sailing Memories)Sports and fitnessRobert B. Luce
Understanding headsail overlap.Sports and fitnessNorman Davant
Unexpected treasures.(Sailing Memories)Sports and fitnessTed Caplow Jr.
Vanuatu log.(sailing cruise in Melanesia)Sports and fitnessNancy Wolfe
Voyaging to extremes.(sailing voyage)Sports and fitnessClark Stede, Michelle Poncini
When osmosis is part of the package.(assessing hull blisters when buying a used sailboat)Sports and fitnessGary J. Langford
Where tribes gather.(family sailing reunion at Apostle Islands in Lake Superior)Sports and fitnessDiana Milesko-Pytel
Winter beginnings.(books on sailing)(Bibliography)Sports and fitnessTom Wood
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