In this Issue: May 2012
In this Issue: May 2012
Take your racing offshore with a faster sail inventory and Isler's coastal playbook.
Don't miss out! There are more ways to subscribe than ever before: Get SW in print, digital or on your iPad.
Features:
Sweet Misery
What torments one sailor during a character-building race to Key West ultimately makes him want it more.
By Stuart Streuli
Spliced Passages
Two twenty-something sailors and their mates connect three iconic offshore races and thousands of bluewater miles between.
By Walker Potts and Rives Sutherland
Tech Review:
Offshore Gear
Some offshore races now require a safety knife be worn by each crewmember; here’s our guide to what may be your most basic safety tool.
From the Experts:
Boatspeed
Get down the track faster with the right offshore sail inventory.
Winner’s Debrief
Boat captain Brendan Darrer shares the secrets of Rán’s distance-racing supremacy.
Strategy
Peter Isler delivers the strategic essentials from his coastal-race playbook.
Rules
The racing rules rarely come into play in distance races, but there are still plenty to play by.
Columns:
Editor’s Letter
Contributors
Sailors’ Forum
Starting Line
Jobson Report
Ask Dr. Crash
