As the J/Boat team leader for Quantum Sails, I spend a lot of time racing with customers on current J/Boat models. Many of these boats have non-overlapping jibs with controls for sheeting the jib. The ...

Telltales are the most ­ubiquitous and simplest piece of equipment found on any sailboat, and even in this age of powerful race electronics, nothing is more reliable or true than these trusty yarns—or ...

I HELD ON TIGHT. My job was to hang onto the rope leading to the jib, holding just tight enough so the smaller sail could catch the wind. Seemed easy enough, until I started to lose sensation in my ...

If you were asked to describe the design needs for a modern sailing cruising yacht to someone new to sailing, you might tell ...