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Shackles & Cringles — Spring 2015
May 01, 2015
George Carter and Almir Tavares win the 2015 Internationals in Sarasota, the epic saga of shipping UK boats across the Atlantic, crewing wisdom from a survey of the fleet, and news from the Shelburne Harbour Sailing Academy.
Shackles & Cringles — Winter 2015
January 15, 2015
Robert Bartlewski and Felipe Recaman on winning the North Americans at CORK, Darren Monster's advice for beating the mid-fleet blues, a preview of the 2015 Internationals in Sarasota, and a refresher on proper course from Andrew Alberti.
Shackles & Cringles — May 2014
May 01, 2014
Robert Macdonald's guide to sailing photography, Andrew Alberti on tacking at the windward mark, an introduction to the newly-rejoined Kanata Sailing Club, and the CAA's new membership benefits.
Shackles & Cringles — Winter 2014
February 15, 2014
Dr. Frank Loritz on preventing and managing common sailing injuries, the CAA's winter promotion push at the Lake of Bays 50th and the Toronto Boat Show, and the full 2014 CAA race schedule.
Shackles & Cringles — Fall/Winter 2013
November 01, 2013
A commodore's year-end wrap-up, tuning and tactics notes from the Rehoboth North Americans, a recap of the 2013 Canadians and Ontarios, the story behind the new Ovington/Rondar boats, and a sailor's poem.
Shackles & Cringles — Issue 1 2012
April 01, 2012
A commodore's season kickoff, the 2012 education and racing calendars, a look at "what's important today" in race tactics, two Know Your Racing Rules columns on outside help, a debate on open vs. closed class rules, and Evolution Sails on its new computer-generated radial mains.
Shackles & Cringles — Issue 3 2011
December 01, 2011
A commodore's year-end message, an In Memoriam for Peter Vasoff, the IAA's 40th-anniversary recognition of its long-serving contributors, some winter reading recommendations, a two-part "Finishing Lines" column on finish-line rules and mark-room, the Albacore's return to QCYC's junior fleet, and the 2012 executive.
Shackles & Cringles — Issue 2 2011
November 01, 2011
The CAA's 50th-anniversary issue: a commodore's message looking back on the 2011 Internationals, a CAA Day recap, Pat Healy's "pattern" for the racing rules, a road trip to Pointe Au Baril, light-weight racing tips from Teresa Miolla, two rules columns from Andrew Alberti on mark-room, an IRC ruling on "Roman nose" headsail measurement, and the 2011/2012 executive.
Shackles & Cringles — Issue 1 2011
April 01, 2011
The CAA's 50th-anniversary year kicks off: a commodore's message previewing the 2011 Internationals in Toronto, a hiking-pants gear roundup, a guest column asking whether sailing's "fundamental principle" of self-policing still holds, Michael Blackburn's top 10 sailing-fitness tips, Jefferson Hall on sailing with your spouse, Andrew Alberti's primer on how to protest, and the 2011 executive.
Shackles & Cringles — 2010 Issue 4
December 01, 2010
The CAA previews its 50th-anniversary year and the 2011 Toronto Internationals (venue, schedule, and a new larger jib-window rule), George Carter's two-part guide to sailing in waves, Peter Duncan on the newly reformatted (but functionally unchanged) Albacore Class Rules, Andrew Alberti's TSS-diagrammed breakdown of tacking too close at the weather mark, and the 2011 executive.
Shackles & Cringles — Issue 3 2010
September 01, 2010
Outgoing Commodore Cathyann White's farewell message, a Women's Helm Regatta retrospective marking St. Jamestown's 20th anniversary, the proposed 2010 International Albacore Class Rules, a Q&A with George Carter on refurbishing 7982, "There is No I in Team", a Shelburne NS East Coast Championships recap, a two-part reaching-speed tuning article from Barney Harris & David Byron, "The Last Taboo" on capsize recovery, a Mary Lake cottage-country report, and the 2010 executive.
Shackles & Cringles — Issue 2 2010
June 01, 2010
Commodore Cathyann White on the season's measurement days and the Class Rules ISAF re-write, Raines Koby on deciding who to cover, Ken Yamazaki's centreboard-friction upgrade, Peter Duncan's guide to switching to high-aspect sails, Ralph Glass on the White Mamba's naming, Darren Monster welcoming a refurbished 7363 back to the fleet, Andrew Alberti's mark-room rules breakdown, and the 2010 executive.