You’ve probably heard the phrase, “even keel”. Those two words summarize a vital function on a boat. Its primary purpose is to keep the vessel upright. You’ll see it on all types of boats from ...

When I first started sailing sportboats more than a decade ago, I was sailing a Melges 24, and our coach, Vince Brun, said, “The big difference between this boat and other keelboats is the skinny keel ...

The Texas A&M University-Galveston sailboat that capsized last week when its keel fell off had been drydocked for keel repairs in 2007 after running aground. The vessel, christened Cynthia Woods, lost ...

You’ve been going upwind in a really consistent wind and sea state, and the helmsman and trimmers have been hearing, “Same Speed, Same height” for some time now. But halfway up the final beat that ...