January/February 2008

On the Cover: Sunset on day 4 of the 2007 Archipelago Raid.

News Briefs
• Calvert Sails Announces Split
• Four Mariners Rescued off Bermuda
• BoatUS Endorses Waterway Watch
• Adopt a Manatee for Valentine’s Day
• Leopard Catamarans Celebrates 10
• Farewell to Steve Janes
• Dolphin Catamarans Available in Italy

What You Need to Know About E-10 and Winter Layup
Some problems that can arise with the corn-based fuel.

Featured Products
• Oil Cleanup Kit by Clean Water Solutions
• Broadblue 500 by Broadblue Catamarans
• RescYou Coastal Life Raft by Viking
• Twist N’ Lock Manual Toilet by Jabsco
• Microtab Holding Tank Treatment by Clean Water Solutions
• N40550 Air Purification System by Nicro

How to Avoid Six Common Winterizing Mistakes

Corinne’s Culinary Corner
An Apple a Day...
by Corinne Kanter
• Apple Blue-Cheese Tossed Salad
• Herb and Sausage Stuffing with Granny Smith Apples
• German-Style Mashed Potatoes
• Caramel Apple Crisp
• Apple-Cranberry Relish
• Cherry Waldorf Salad
• Chewy Apple Oatmeal Cookies
• Chunky Apple Cake

Coast Guard Aux. Concerned Over Boating Fatalities
Around 90% of drowning victims in 2006 were not wearing life jackets.

Have You Considered a Trimaran
by Tom Kintz
There are many differences between catamarans and trimarans that you should be aware of.


Jarrett Bay Marine Industrial Park
The only multihull lift facility from Norfolk to Savannah.


Shipwrecked! A Sailor’s Nightmare
by Louis Honeycutt
Without much experience on board, the captain had to rely mostly on his own instincts to save the crew.


Taking the Animals Along
by Jo Djubal
It can be tricky trying to get your pets aboard and keep them safe.


Courage to Voyage:
Love, Light Wave & the Baja - Part 2
by Carllie Hennigan
The continuing journey from Asuncion to Cabo San Lucas aboard a 32’ Woods cat.


Crossing the Stream
by Charlie Magee
Venturing from the Bahamas to Stuart, Florida in 6- to 8-foot waves aboard a Corsair F-24.


Trials and Tribulations of French Polynesia – Part 2
by Darrel and Loretta Smith
Sailing from Rangiroa to Raiatea with stops in Tahiti, Papeete, Moorea, Huahine, Bora Bora, and Tahaa.


Launch of Sirus Racha 1530
by Bob Mott
This 50’ aluminum performance cat is manufactured in Thailand using a CAD pre-cut kit system.


Kit Cats Come of Age
The new Fusion 40 cats from Australia are delivered in containers and assembled within 30 days.


56’ Cruising Cat with AeroRig
by Kurt Hughes
See the ins and outs of Sarabi, and why the use of an AeroRig boom system works for them.


Shooting Star
by Felix Herrin
This 50’ cruising cat was designed by Morrelli & Melvin and built by Catman Cats, LLC in Virginia.


2007 Seawind Regatta
This year’s annual event attracted a record 34 starters from all over NSW.


Archipelago Raid 2007
by David Scully
Located in the Swedish waters of the Baltic, sailors virtually sail their 18-foot cats for 24 hours a day for five days, and have to paddle in the event of light winds.


Swiftsure 2007
This year’s race had each of the boats equipped with a transponder, allowing shore crew and families to track the progress of individual boats.


Juana Good Time Regatta
by Juana Rudzki
This year’s event lived up to its name by hosting over 50 multihulls in Navarre Beach Florida.


Indian Summer Splash
by Virginia Cross
With a gathering of 35 offshore performance multihulls, this year’s event turned out to be one of the biggest in North America.


Scenes from the Annapolis BS
photos by Eric D. Erwin


Christening of the New Orana
photos by Eric D. Erwin

World Multihull Symposium
photos by Eric D. Erwin