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RAVE V - Designer Notes by Clayton

RAVE V - Designer Notes by Clayton

The design of transportation systems is inevitably a matter of trading off desired features or parameters in the process of optimization.  The more importance placed on performance, the more profound...

RAVE V - Designer Notes by Clayton

The design of transportation systems is inevitably a matter of trading off desired features or parameters in the process of optimization.  The more importance placed on performance, the more profound...

WindRider Rave - The Future in the Past

WindRider Rave - The Future in the Past

FLYING ON WATER The WindRider RAVE hydroil sailing trimaran has been described as a boat ahead of its time.  There were 136 RAVE hydrofoil trimarans produced between 1998 and 2003...

WindRider Rave - The Future in the Past

FLYING ON WATER The WindRider RAVE hydroil sailing trimaran has been described as a boat ahead of its time.  There were 136 RAVE hydrofoil trimarans produced between 1998 and 2003...

Beyond the Sea: Getting the Most Out of Your Sailboat

Beyond the Sea: Getting the Most Out of Your Sa...

If I were a sailboat, I'd want to be in the water, my sails propelling me to an exotic port, not idling in a dock or under a tarp in...

Beyond the Sea: Getting the Most Out of Your Sa...

If I were a sailboat, I'd want to be in the water, my sails propelling me to an exotic port, not idling in a dock or under a tarp in...

Winch Handle Review - 5 Handle Showdown

Winch Handle Review - 5 Handle Showdown

Winch Handle Review: A look at 5 different handles by Harken, Anderson, Ronstan and Sea Dog Those beautiful thousand dollar winches don’t mean much without the right winch handle.  Here...

Winch Handle Review - 5 Handle Showdown

Winch Handle Review: A look at 5 different handles by Harken, Anderson, Ronstan and Sea Dog Those beautiful thousand dollar winches don’t mean much without the right winch handle.  Here...

Rave V - Designer Notes

Rave V - Designer Notes

Larry Knauer, Lead Designer of the RAVE V has provided these detail comments regarding the design which is moving into production.  If you care to comment, please do so and...

Rave V - Designer Notes

Larry Knauer, Lead Designer of the RAVE V has provided these detail comments regarding the design which is moving into production.  If you care to comment, please do so and...

How to Choose a Small Sailboat

How to Choose a Small Sailboat

Imagine yourself out on the water, gliding along just above the water and waves, accelerating with every puff of wind.  That is the experience of a small sailboat.  But how...

How to Choose a Small Sailboat

Imagine yourself out on the water, gliding along just above the water and waves, accelerating with every puff of wind.  That is the experience of a small sailboat.  But how...