Some tips and tricks and general advice on buying an old fixer upper for you and your family.

Buying an old boat

The team at Chesapeake Offshore Sailing Services (COSS) presents interviews with noted offshore racers, brings you tips, tricks and advice on how to prepare your boat for offshore sailing, and shows you how to “win the race to the starting line” and beyond! Since we are both cruisers and offshore racers, we will cover aspects of both activities and show how cruisers can make better racers and racers can make better cruisers!

Sports

A long discussion about crew dynamics in offshore racing. Observations on how folks act and interact and how to help orchestrate a fun and memorable offshore race. Tips for the owner and the racer on how to not be a dick.

Race crew dynamics 101

COSS describes how to avoid rig failure and what to do if it happens. Don’t lose the mast!

Rig failure - saving the mast

We discuss boom breakages in the second installment. More to come!

Top 10 offshore failures part 2

Discussion of top ten failure modes and how to prepare your boat for common failures offshore

Buying an old boat

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