PassageMaker

Buoyancy Rules

Yacht design and engineering usually evolve slowly, with most new yachts having a lot in common with those that preceded them. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, as it minimizes the number of supposed innovations that turn out to be disastrous failures.

Occasionally, however, a yacht emerges with a seriously eye-raising feature that warrants special

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