Every year, I see a proliferation of makeshift boats, sails aloft, plodding down big lakes and rivers. Canoe sailing is a great adventure and a wonderful way to make headway and combine a rest day in ...

The conventional wisdom when it comes to spinnaker takedowns is that the leeward drop is easiest. This may be true for small boats, but on bigger boats, up to about 40 or 45 feet, a windward drop is ...