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    AT THE HELM

    May 18, 2021 3 minutes
    with Andy Schell

    The Perfect Offshore Boat: Part 2

    Last month we looked at how overall design, rig type and hull shape can determine whether a boat is well suited to ocean sailing. This month we’ll look the details.

    : Mia and I were sailing our 1966 Allied Seabreeze yawl, , on our first-ever offshore passage together, a short hop from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida. Our second night out, the brisk northwesterly wind shut down, but the sea state remained. With no lee cloths

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