Sail 1997 - Abstracts

Sail 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
Aim the bow at Mexico.(boat race from California to Mexico.)Sports and fitnessKimball Livingston
Anchoring basics. (key steps to safe anchoring)Sports and fitnessDave Franzel
Approaching a dock. (techniques)Sports and fitnessDavid Bill
A seat at the table. (amateur sailors who pay to join the BT Global Challenge still face the same risks that professionals face)(Column)Sports and fitnessKate Ford
Between time and Portugal.(sailing the Guadiana River between Portugal and Spain)Sports and fitnessCharles J. Doane
Big cats, big smiles. (general description of catamarans and a profile on test sailors)Sports and fitnessTom Linskey, Charles Mason, Bill Springer, Will White
Big ship collision course. (includes related articles)Sports and fitnessTom Linskey, Chuck Husick, Pamela Gross, Joseph Franetic, Frank Holden
Block Island fields a spectrum of racing classes. (Rhode Island)Sports and fitnessDobbs Davis
Blue shirt: sails on De Tree. (Caribbean sailboat racing)Sports and fitnessGary Goodlander
Boston light: from idea to boat. (the process of designing and building a new boat) (includes related articles on boat's choice of hardware and raised saloon)Sports and fitnessPatience Wales, Knowles L. Pittman
By the book. (Anna Seaton Huntington's "Making Waves")Sports and fitness 
Chain of events. (a sailor shares how he was able to handle a boat's engine trouble)(Coastal Cruising: Weather Dilemmas)Sports and fitnessBruce Fraser
Choosing the right radar display. (marine radar displays)Sports and fitnessCharles Husick
Constitution's refit: four years and $12 million. (historical vessel)Sports and fitnessRoger Archibald
Cruising the food chain.(Crewed Chartering)Sports and fitnessAmy Ullrich
Current issue. (a world champion shares helpful tips on currents) (includes related article on current wind)Sports and fitnessShimon-Craig Van Collie
Customs clearance. (managing customs administration)Sports and fitnessRobin Lutz Testa
Daytripping the Island of Iceland.Sports and fitnessWillem Stein
Dealing with minor mishaps. (in sailing)Sports and fitnessPeter Isler, J.J. Isler
Discovering "the great undiscovered." (cruising the islands of Azores) (includes Azores cruising guides)Sports and fitnessCharles J. Doane
F-28. (Corsair Marine trailerable trimaran)(Product Announcement)Sports and fitnessMichael Huck
Fast food for fast sailing.(nutrition for racing crews)Sports and fitnessJo-Ann Heslin
Fastnet fortune.(Champagne Mumm Admiral's Cup)Sports and fitnessMalcolm McKeag
Fighting fatigue's mistakes. (techniques in sailing)(Coastal Cruising: Weather Dilemmas)Sports and fitnessDiana Milesko Pytel
Fowler finally victorious at Interclub Nationals.(Neal Fowler's victory at the Interclub National Championship boat regatta)Sports and fitnessAllison Peter
Going backstage. (Bight of Abaco lagoon)Sports and fitnessIda Little
Guadalupe: beyond our local waters.Sports and fitnessKarl Leopold Metzenberg
How to get along in mixed company. (techniques in boat living)Sports and fitnessRichard Dey
If only someone would ask me.(tips on securing crewing spots)(Column)Sports and fitnessJanice Mohlhenrich
Keeping fit onboard. (exercises workout program which can be done while sailing)Sports and fitnessDavid Menaker
Knock down! (boat cruising experiences)Sports and fitnessJill Knight
Land of the walking trees.(cruising Florida's Ten Thousand Islands)Sports and fitnessRandall Peffer
Living the dream. (psychological rewards for a family new to sailing)Sports and fitnessDavid Cleveland
Lovely was a sailor. (travails of a pet cat at sea)Sports and fitnessJoseph E. Brown
Making an insurance claim. (understanding the insurance policy of boats) (includes ways to claim in chronological order)Sports and fitnessLarry Montgomery
Maneuvering near the shore.Sports and fitnessT. Hamish Tear
Manta 40. (catamaran)(Evaluation)Sports and fitness 
Mastering the mainsail. (sailing technique)Sports and fitnessGeoff Moore
Moody 36. (sailboat launching)Sports and fitnessWill White
Mooring techniques. (comic adventures in mooring)(Bareboat Chartering 1997)Sports and fitnessMarcia G. Moore
National whalewatch.Sports and fitnessAndrea Sachs
Nautitech 435. (catamaran)(Evaluation)Sports and fitness 
Navigating to win. (includes related articles on currents and recommended basic electronic-navigation package)Sports and fitnessDon Abrams
Neoclassics. (boats with classic design)Sports and fitnessBill Mayher
New tactics for the new rules. (sailboat racing)Sports and fitnessGraham Hall
NOAA's future. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)Sports and fitnessNikolas Kerest, Nina Braun
Once around the bay. (two trailersailors visit Canada's Georgian Bay year after year)Sports and fitnessCarol Goodger-Hill
Painting spars.(sailboats)Sports and fitnessJohn Vigor
Plotting your location and course. (boating)Sports and fitnessCarl Herzog
Polluting for pleasure. (part 2, includes related articles on new and foreign boating regulations)Sports and fitnessRussell Long
Preventing and fighting onboard fires. (fire safety measures on boats)(includes related article on effective portable fire extinguisher maintenance and safety precautions on boats)Sports and fitnessStephanie Seacord
Privilege 42. (catamaran)(Evaluation)Sports and fitness 
Racer's edge. (Key West Race Week in Florida)(includes related article on race participants)Sports and fitnessDobbs Davis
Readying for rough weather. (tips on handling rough weather in sailing)Sports and fitnessJosh Adams, Beth A. Leonard
Refrigeration: what you need to know. (for yachts, includes related articles on icebox insulation, vacuum-panel insulation, enhancing the cooling performance of refrigeration units and optimizing the icebox)Sports and fitnessTom Wood, Kathy Barron
"Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." (a sailor presumed lost at sea reaches England after 192 days)Sports and fitnessLeslie Powles
Return to the north. (two sailing experiences on the Labrador Peninsula)Sports and fitnessJohn Bockstoce
Reynolds shines in 70th Bacardi Cup competition. (Mark Reynolds of San Diego, CA)Sports and fitnessSandy Wilson
Riding Kas Kazi home. (using the Kas Kazi monsoon winds to sail down Kenya's coast in a dhow)Sports and fitnessElaine Eliah
Running the river of the west. (Columbia River)Sports and fitnessEd Moye
Sailboats.(a female sailor's recollection of early seafaring memories)Sports and fitnessKitty Crockett Robertson
Sailing hurt. (an elderly man suffering from angina embraces a more wary attitude toward sailing)Sports and fitnessIver Lofving
Sailing to the cities. (of North America)(Sailing Memories)Sports and fitnessDavid W. Shaw
Sail Magazine's guide to bareboat fleets '97. (announcement of availability of information handbook for charterboat sailing in the Bahamas and the Caribbean)Sports and fitnessAmy Ulrich
Sail Magazine's guide to USA/Canada bareboat fleets '97. (directory of bareboat charter companies)Sports and fitness 
Securing your boat on deck and below. (sailing safety tips)Sports and fitnessCarolyn Mehaffy, Bob Mehaffy
Self-sufficiency: getting home on your own. (importance of preparation, study and training in sailing)Sports and fitnessBeth A. Leonard
Slow circle. (charterboat sailing around St. John island in the Caribbean)(Bareboat Chartering 1997)Sports and fitnessAllison Peter
Smart gear for you and your boat. (evaluation of boat equipment that prove handy in emergency situations)Sports and fitnessDavid Siemens
Solo docking simplified.Sports and fitnessDavid F. Siemens
Spindrift. (a sailor shares his memories with a friend)Sports and fitnessEdmund B. Jones
Still drifting. (a sailor shares experience of sailing with an expert)Sports and fitnessRick Ruffin
Storing your boat in the tropics.Sports and fitnessKathy Mix
The battle between speed and stability.(seaworthiness of racing sailboats)(includes related article on the search for Gerry Roufs)Sports and fitnessCharles Mason, Bruce Kirby
The best teacher: big wind, small boat. (a sailor's experience on how he handled his minicruiser amidst weather trouble)(Coastal Cruising: Weather Dilemmas)Sports and fitnessBrad Elbein
The better bucket. (deck buckets for sailboats)Sports and fitnessLawrence Fred Pardey
The case(s) for dry stowage. (waterproof bags and hard cases for wet gear)Sports and fitnessChris Kulczycki
The danger of complacency. (an experienced cruiser relates the importance of anchoring safely)(Coastal Cruising: Weather Dilemmas)Sports and fitnessConrad Skladal
The fine art of rowing. (includes related article on how to leather oars)Sports and fitnessKim Fennema
The grid structure. (understanding the grid structure of sailboats)Sports and fitnessRob Mazza
The long and the short of it. (new points system for the 1997-98 Whitbread Round-the-World Race for the Volvo Trophy)Sports and fitnessMalcolm McKeag
The Mediterranean on 1,200 drachmas a day.(travel tips for sailing vacations)Sports and fitnessMaggie Strutt
The nature of windshifts. (sailing and weather)Sports and fitnessAlan Watts
The new racing rules: keeping it simple.(1997 sailboat racing rules)Sports and fitnessDave Perry
The run to Matagorda. (Matagorda Bay)Sports and fitnessMichael Doran
The venerable riding sail.(deck machinery)Sports and fitnessMichael A. McLaughlin
Tourment d'amour. (charterboat sailing to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean islands)(Bareboat Chartering 1997)Sports and fitnessHamish Tear
Tying it all together.(shipboard instrumentation integration through electronic charting software)Sports and fitnessDan Sehnal
Understanding airmasses. (predicting weather conditions for sailors)Sports and fitnessAlan Watts
Vendee-Globe disasters and rescues. (sailboat accidents during the singlehanded non-stop race around the globe, the Vendee-Globe Challenge)(includes related article on the results of the Vanguard 15 Midwinter championships)Sports and fitnessNikolas Kerest
Venezia 42. (catamaran)(Evaluation)Sports and fitness 
Women & sailing. (survey of graduates from Womanship, a sailing school for women)Sports and fitnessAndrea Sachs, Suzanne Pogell
Wyliecat 17. (Wyliecat Yachts)(Product Announcement)Sports and fitnessKimball Livingston
Yo ho ho and a bottle of dramamine. (a beginner's sailing experience)Sports and fitnessDylan Bolin
You go girls. (women sailors invade the world of sailing)Sports and fitness 
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