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by Adam Cort

Adam Cort is SAIL’s senior editor. He lives and sails in the Boston.

Ainslie Cleared to Compete

by Adam Cort, Posted May 24, 2012
The International Sailing Federation has ruled that four-time British Olympic medalist Ben Ainslie was guilty of “gross misconduct” when he assaulted the crew of a media boat during December’s ISAF World Sailing Championships in Perth, Australia.

Beneteau Sense 55

by Adam Cort, Posted May 22, 2012
With their compact cockpits, full keels and narrow hulls, the cruising boats of old are like a lone watch-stander, bundled up in foul weather gear, head bowed, arms folded, tucked in under a dodger for shelter.

High-Efficiency Autopilot Drive

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012
The Simrad DD15 autopilot drive features a compact flat-wound DC electric motor, an elegant planetary reduction gear and a built-in rudder-angle feedback arm.

TitanStraps

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012
Made from a stretchy, high-performance polymer, TitanStraps are specifically designed for lashing down equipment quickly, easily and reliably under extreme conditions.

Atlantic Cup Fleet Doubles in Size

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012
This year’s series, which begins May 11, will also feature a second double-handed leg from Charleston, South Carolina, to New York Harbor, in addition to an offshore leg from New York to Newport, Rhode Island, and two days of inshore racing.

Selden Spinnaker Furler

by Adam Cort, Posted May 14, 2012
The key to Seldén’s new top-down asymmetric spinnaker furler is a swiveling tack attachment, which lets the foot fly free as the rest of the sail is being rolled down from the head on a torque rope. 

2011-2012 VOR Unique to Say the Least

by Adam Cort, Posted May 8, 2012
Even for an event that seems to continually reinvent itself, the 11th running of the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) has been “unique,” to say the least, not to mention almost insanely competitive.

Flexible Chartplotter Mounts

by Adam Cort, Posted May 7, 2012
Norway’s Navslide AS is continuing to expand its line of flexible mounts to accommodate an even wider variety of cockpit types—including those that are especially problematic.

Faster, More Powerful Chartplotting

by Adam Cort, Posted May 4, 2012
Lowrance’s HDS Gen2 High Definition Systems chartplotters offer double the memory and twice the processor speed of the company’s first-generation HDS models to provide sailors with faster startups and menu operation, and lightning-fast panning and zooming.

Handy Duck Easy-Release Hook

by Adam Cort, Posted May 3, 2012
The Handy Duck is a strong, lightweight, easy-to-attach and—equally important—easy-to-release hook that can be used to either grab a mooring temporarily or serve as a permanent attachment. 
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