Gear
The $40,000 downwind wardrobe: what I'd actually order for our 50-foot cat
The most popular downwind sail in the ARC fleet disappointed three out of four owners who counted on it. Here's what I'd order instead, with prices.
Catamaran
The dinghy spec for our family of six — and the four constraints that killed the obvious choices
Six people in a dinghy is two trips, an overload, or a different dinghy than the one you thought you wanted. Nine months of pencil work and four constraints later, here is what I am buying.
Gear
The ground tackle I'm specifying for our 50-foot family cat — anchor, chain, windlass, and where I'd overspend
Real product names, real weights, real prices. The ground tackle list I'm building before the boat — and where I'd spend more than the chart says to.
Research Notes
Spectra, Schenker, or Rainman — the watermaker question I keep circling
Three watermakers, three failure modes, and I still don't know which one I want at 200 miles offshore with four kids aboard.
Catamaran
International Multihull Show 2026: What's Actually New on the Docks
The biggest multihull show ever doesn't tell you much by itself. The trends in the boats moored four-deep at La Grande-Motte do.
Gear
Watermakers for Offshore Cruisers: Sizing, Energy Budget, and the Upgrades That Pay Back
A watermaker stops being a luxury the first time you try to hand-jerry 200 liters of diesel-tainted water from a dock hose in the Tuamotus. For
Seamanship
Diesel Reliability for Bluewater Passages: The Engine-Room Audit That Saves the Trip
The engine is the single piece of gear on a cruising boat that owners least want to think about and most need to trust. For a passage from