I looked up and, for one frozen second, my brain could not make sense of what I was seeing. The rig was gone. BANG! A moment earlier, the mast and sails had been above me, doing what masts and sails are supposed to do. Now they were across the deck and in the water, the whole mess loading up, pulling, thrashing, and trying to turn a bad day into something much worse.Â
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One of the oldest equipment manufacturers in the U.S. remains committed to serving the sailing community with returned energy, increased capabilities, and a team that has decades of experience.  Edson…
It’s a beautiful sunny morning, and the coffee hits right. The outlook is on a quiet bay – tiny fish darting hither and thither in crystal clear waters moving beneath…
I’ve never lived aboard. I’ve stayed aboard, but it was always temporary and not my boat. I had just opened my Shilshole Bay office, I didn’t have much money and…
