Offshore Sailor: Design and construction

Scaling factors

When boats vary in size not every value increases and diminishes at the same rate

Many basically good sailboats are spoiled by their interior designs.

When it comes down to steering there only two choices. How should you choose?

Traditional values say that heavier boats make better cruisers. The facts would suggest otherwise.

Water ballast – the possible advantages of adding weight to windward

It's an obvious truth that sailboats rely primarily on their sails to provide motive power.

Sails are to sailboats as wings are to aircraft

Monohull or multihull? Which would suit you best?

A boat's stability depends on a number of different factors. This article covers the basics.

The loss of a keel puts the crew in very serious danger. Here's an alternative method of attaching it.