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june/july 2018
cruisingworld.com
It is a well-known
truth: on boats one
simple-sounding
project usually leads
to another, and
another ...
ALL COOKED UP,
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71 REEFING MADNESS
Learn how to tame a catamaran’s big mainsail when it’s calm at the
dock, and then go sailing and give it a try in some breeze.
By Don Margraf
76 MADE FOR A MULTIHULL
Sailmakers explain why catamaran sails need to be built from heavier
cloth and with beefi er hardware than a monohull’s.
By Jen Brett
78 ALL COOKED UP
A do-it-yourselfer whips together a fi ne-looking galley by blending a
few new appliances with a dollop of ingenuity.
By Roger Hughes
80 CUBA RULES
Federal regulations are in fl ux, but it’s still possible to fi nd legal ways to
set sail for Havana.
By Wally Moran
82 HEAT ATTACK
Like everything else on a boat, most diesel-engine heat exchangers
benefi t from an annual 0 nce-over.
Monthly Maintenance by Steve D’Antonio
TOR JOHNSON (L
EFT); DON M
AR
GR
AF
71
BOATS & GEAR
84
Just Right
Seawind’s 1260 is all
about the sailing.
by Mark Pillsbury
86
More, Better
The Lagoon 40 is a
rugged little cat.
by Mark Pillsbury
88
Aided and Abetted
Technology keeps the
Lagoon 50 simple.
by Mark Pillsbury
90
The Future Is Now
The HH55’s perfect
for a couple.
by Herb McCormick
91
Hook In and
Hang On
HH’s 66 -footer is a
ride like no other.
by Herb McCormick
92
Pennies for Your
Thoughts
Satellite communica-
tions you can afford.
Electronics
by David Schmidt
HANDS-ON SAILOR
Contents
June/July 2018
COLUMNS
12
Editor’s Log
18
Underway
30
On Watch
34
Sailor Profi le
38
Waypoints
95
Chartering News
130
Off Watch