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After several fatal short-handed crew overboard incidents involving members of the Sailing Foundation in Seattle, three of the members (Fred Hayes, Dick Marshall, Doug Fryer) began to search for a solution to short-handed overboard accidents. Their research into accidents, both successfully and unsuccessfully executed, found that a consistent theme for recreational boaters was that the skipper or the more experienced sailor was likely to be the one who went overboard.
Read moreIn March of 2018, three of our members presented a panel in seamanship to a full house in New York Yacht Club's renowned Model Room.
Presenting were:
Read moreIn this reprinted article from SAIL magazine, CCA member Rich Wilson shares the tale of a terrifying capsize at one of the roughest patches on the water.
Read moreAs weather conditions get progressively more severe, there is a line that is eventually crossed.
Excerpts from Passage East (the skipper/author’s log of the 1952 transatlantic race aboard his yawl, Caribbee)
By Carleton Mitchell
Read moreIn the attached article, Ralph Naranjo reviews his development as a sailor.
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