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cruisingworld.com
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Women’s Sailing
Conference
Attention, ladies!
If you’re looking to
learn new skills and
make new friends,
check out the National
Women’s Sailing
Conference, which
takes place on June 2,
2018, in Marblehead,
Massachusetts. This
fun event includes
workshops, both on
the water and off, and
plenty of networking
opportunities. This
year’s keynote speaker
is Sheila McCurdy, a
veteran of 1 5 Newport
Bermuda Races and
nine transatlantics.
cruisingworld.com/
1807women
Cruising in
Company
This summer, the
Salty Dawg Sailing
Association is hosting
two rallies on the East
Coast. The Rally to
Maine departs Ches-
apeake Bay on July 8
for Rhode Island and
then on to Rockland,
Maine. Heading far-
ther north? Then stick
around for the Rally
to Nova Scotia, which
departs Rockland on
August 8 and heads
to Shelburne, Halifax
and the beautiful Bras
d’Or Lake.
West Coast sailors,
check out the Coho
Hoho, which departs
Seattle in mid-August
and heads south to
San Francisco and on
to San Diego.
cruisingworld
.com/1807rallies
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DON’T SNIP THE ZIP
In the March 2018 issue, you mention using
“plastic zip ties” as a quick way to connect
certain hardware to stanchions and the like
(“15 Under $15” by Scott Neuman). I’m sur-
prised you would promote single-use plastic
zip ties on a boat. You know people will snip
them and toss them overboard. Plastic zip
ties are a problem due to the volume of their
use. They are lying in the street, driveways,
dumps, etc. Next to plastic bottles and bags,
they will be the next big problem due to
their single-use design and limited useful life.
Of all places where we don’t need them to be
used is on a proper boat. We have been using
knots and lines for hundreds of years.
Pete Chronis, Cincinnati
OMG, NO PFD?
I love Cruising World, but the
April issue became “Cursing
World” for me. Why? April
Fools’ not withstanding, the
cover shot by Billy Black
shows Hope’s driver (Dave
Rearick) on the low side, in
heeled-over conditions, rail
in the water, with no PFD
or harness on. As the millen-
nials say, WTF? He’s 3 feet
away from being MOB. Re-
gardless of how profi cient
Dave is with all his offshore
experience, is that really the
image of cruising safety you
want to promote? Given
the number of high-profi le
overboard in bluewater
sailing recently (Volvo Ocean
Race, Clipper Round the
World Race), it might make
more sense to err on the side
of safety, not overconfi dence
— especially on a cover shot.
MOBs can happen to any-
one. Besides, crews look
much cooler with all their
safety gear on. There are pic-
tures in the article (“Hope
Springs Eternal”) of Hope’s
owner wearing his safety
gear, so there’s that,
thankfully.
Jeff Lehman
Via email
J
ust in time for upcoming boat
shows, a trio of new catamarans is
heading this way for their North
American debuts.
ASTRÉA 42
French catamaran builder Fountaine Pajot
has settled on a name for its new Berret
Racoupeau-designed 42-footer. The
sharp-looking cat will be called the Astréa
42, named after the star maiden in Greek
mythology.
“A stréa, both a mythological goddess
and a constellation, beautifully sym-
bolized this new innovative and bright
cruising catamaran,” the company said in
announcing the name. All seven models
in the Fountaine Pajot range have unusu-
al titles, rather than simply the company’s
name and a number denoting size.
The catamaran will be introduced here
in North America at the U.S. Sailboat
Show in Annapolis, Maryland, next fall.
The Astréa will be available in a three-,
four- or fi ve-cabin layout. It features
padded lounging areas on the fore-
deck and Bimini, a raised helm station,
U-shaped galley and large windows for
near 360-degree visibility in the saloon.
For details, visit the website (fountaine
pajot.com.au/sail-range/new-42).
NEW CATS
IN TOWN
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURERS