Admit it. Sailors speak a strange language, what with sheets, blocks, cleats and cunninghams -- non-sailors who find themselves aboard an old salt's pride and joy haven't got a clue about what's going ...

You may have at one point asked yourself: I’ve rarely ever used by boomvang, do I really need it? The obvious answer is yes, but do you really know more than just the short answer as to why?

For nearly 30 years the Laser’s simplistic sail controls had seen minimal changes. But in 2001 the class approved a number of sweeping rigging upgrades aimed at improving the boat’s accessibility to a ...