What Not To Do

If you have an older sailboat, then you probably have some leaks in your cabin top. I'm no expert at how to paint and fill cracks, but...

There's a right way to tie a cleat hitch. And so many wrong ways...

If you like stress and unnecessary expense, then be sure not to learn from our experience refitting SV Ultima...

(Which occurred to me while re-launching the dinghy.)

Bob explains the origin of his most famous saying...

We have a lot of fun here at How Not To Sail. But seriously, one thing you should not do is operate your boat drunk. We all know folks that do it. But the consequences...

...and the boat traffic is insane!