The traveler is essential for balancing your boat. There are books on this, but in a nutshell: When you're going upwind you want the boom over the cen...

Yes, I've had some trouble, but less than you might think. In three years, I had one cigar-sized hole burned thru my trampoline. Everything else is sm...

I'm in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the way it works here is that the beach everywhere is public, and anyone can theoretically leave his boat any...

they will rub your jib in the wind and cause damage. Interesting. I didn't know that. The snorkle top will, at times, slide down a foot or so from ...

Make sure you get the inflatable wheels, not the hard plastic. I pull my Getaway solo with the inflatable wheels, even in soft sand. Not so with the h...

I'm not too familiar with the Nacra 5.2, but in general my advice to a new sailor is get an easy-to-sail boat like a Hobie Wave. I know some people on...

I bought a new Getaway 2 years ago. It's the wrong boat if you'll be sailing solo very often, which unfortunately is my situation. My sailing circle h...