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"The wind is free but nothing else is"

Steel barque Pamir (1930s)Steel barque Pamir (1930s) by frankmh

I'm working on a tall ship right now, on which I have several thousand sea miles' experience... automatronic explains why the state of the art for a sailing ship still looks much the same as it did a hundred years ago

10/08/22
by taz

Foiled Again!

GC 32 Marseille one designGC 32 Marseille one design by Julien Desclaux (cc by-nc-nd)

When it comes to speed, Austronesian outrigger designs rule the waves, and clawsoon rules the blue with a fantastic post on catamarans, trimarans, proas, and more

12/17/19
by taz

Treacherous, dangerous and seductive

BIG BOAT, small boatBIG BOAT, small boat by Kevin Dinkel (cc by-sa)

If it's staying still, and just getting bigger, you need to figure out how to not die.

Dreadnought breaks down the four perceptual tricks that can lure an unsuspecting boater to their death.

02/28/15
by taz

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