Mainsheet magazine library

Now you can enjoy the Mainsheet library in PDF format! The two most recent editions are only available to current subscribers. (See the table of contents page in your printed edition for an edition’s password.) If you’re not a subscriber, we also have a hull-full of fact-filled back issues for you to enjoy. Mainsheet is published by EAGLE LTD.

SUMMER 2024
Mainsheet Summer 2024
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  • Catalina Factory Spotlight
  • Canadian Waters
  • A Cappella: Best of Both Worlds
  • Greetings from a Scottish Catalina
SPRING 2024
Mainsheet Spring 2024
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  • From the Factory
  • Fair Winds: A Beautiful Life
  • Are you Prepared for Nautical Emergencies?
  • Fiddler's Green Moves North
WINTER 2023
Mainsheet Winter 2023
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  • It's Not True!
  • Windlass Installation
  • Vellamo’s Travels - Part 2
  • Cruising Stumpy-Style
  • Something a Little Different
FALL 2023
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  • 2023 C22 Nationals from 3 different points of view
  • NEW Column: Fair Winds
  • Replacing our AGM House Battery Bank with Lithium Batteries – PART 2
SUMMER 2023
Mainsheet SUMMER 2023
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  • Weather Tips for the Weekend Sailor
  • Halcyon in Home Waters
  • Replacing our AGM House Battery Bank with Lithium Batteries – PART 1
SPRING 2023
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  • Old Men & The Sea
  • Catalina Fleet 21 - Chicago
  • Weathermaker Installation
  • Roller Furler Troubleshooting
WINTER 2022
Mainsheet Winter 2022
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  • Coronado 15 National American Championship
  • Scotch Bonnet Light Race
  • Sailing in Scotland, Part 3
  • C400 MKI Steering Refit
FALL 2022
Mainsheet Fall 2022
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  • Regatta Del Sol Returns
  • Farewell to a Noble Friend
  • Catalina 22 2022 National Championship
SUMMER 2022
Mainsheet Summer 2022
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  • The Magnificence and Dangers of Sailing at Night
  • Adventures in Key West
  • Formation of the Catalina 4 Series Association
SPRING 2022
Mainsheet magazine Spring 2022
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  • Finding Solace
  • Practical Tips on Seamanship for the Weekend Sailor
  • Fortunate Failure as a Prelude to Change
WINTER 2021
Mainsheet Winter 2021 Issue
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  • Welcome to the Fleet
  • Huntington / 7000 Feet
  • Sailing In Scotland
  • Kolea’s Desire to go off Grid
FALL 2021
Mainsheet Fall 2021
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  • In Search of a Lion’s Paw
  • C22 National Championship Regatta
  • How Long To Tortuga?
  • The Reluctant Mate
SUMMER 2021
Mainsheet Magazine Summer 2021 Issue
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  • Giving the U-n-Me A LIFT
  • Sailing Trip to Lord Howe Island, Australia
  • Fishing from Your Boat
  • Refurbishing Dream Boat
SPRING 2021
Mainsheet Magazine Spring 2021
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  • Unexpected Stop in Cuba
  • North to Alaska
  • Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) Technology
  • E-bikes on Boats
WINTER 2020
Mainsheet Magazine Winter 2020 Issue
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  • From The Netherlands to the Isles of Scilly
  • Going Off-grid During COVID
  • A Tasmanian Summer
FALL 2020
Mainsheet Magazine Fall 2020 Issue
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  • Crew Morale
  • Chasing Stillness
  • A Primer on the Basics of the Rules of the Road for Sailors
SUMMER 2020
Mainsheet Magazine Summer 2020 Issue
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  • Silent Sentinels of the Sea
  • Cruise Planning: St. Ignace, Michigan
  • Surviving a Family of Newbies
SPRING 2020
Mainsheet Magazine Spring 2020 Issue
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  • Sailing to Cuba on our C30
  • The Catalina 545
  • Christmas in LaPaz
  • An Overnight Passage from Charleston to St. Augustine
WINTER 2019
Mainsheet Magazine Winter 2019 Issue
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  • Island Sailing on Lake Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
  • Joyfully Wandering
  • Boating Requires a Certain Basic Knowledge
FALL 2019
Mainsheet Magazine Fall 2019 Issue
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  • Circumnavigating the North Island of New Zealand
  • Dancing the Australian Importation Tango
SUMMER 2019
Mainsheet Summer 2019
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  • Launch of the Catalina 22
  • Smooth Cruise Abroad
  • Historical Perspective
  • The Times They are a Changin'
SPRING 2019
Mainsheet Spring 2019
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  • One Year In
  • Sailors on the Loop
  • Lucky #13: Reclaiming a C28
  • What Makes a Good Sailor?
WINTER 2018
Mainsheet Winter 2018
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  • Australia to the Seychelles
  • What Living Should Be About
  • Jack Heads to Alaska SE
  • Celebrating the C15
FALL 2018
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  • One Shot
  • How to Organize a Catalina Rendezvous
  • Dare we depart on Friday the 13th?
SUMMER 2018
Mainsheet Summer 2018
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  • Tall Ships and Tall Ship Cruising
  • A Discovery of Ourselves
  • Hanging Out with Marine Science Researchers
SPRING 2018
Mainsheet Spring 2018
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  • La Paz - Great Cell Phone & Data Coverage
  • Surviving Hurricanes
  • The Autumn of our Sailing Season
WINTER 2017
Mainsheet Winter 2017
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  • Mainsheet Milestones
  • Route Planning, Weather and Marinas for Coastal Cruising
  • Voyage to Cuba
FALL 2017
Mainsheet Fall 2017
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  • The Florida Keys Less Traveled
  • The Boat Whisperer
  • The Salvage Claim at Main Street Bridge
SUMMER 2017
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  • Introducing the Catalina 425
  • ICW Clearances
  • A Trip to Maine on Cat's Whisker
SPRING 2017
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  • Glacier Bay: A Sailor's Capstone
  • Pass It On
  • The Process of Buying (and perhaps selling) a Boat
WINTER 2016
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  • Two Weeks to Windward
  • For Praise of the Inflatable Tender
  • A Journey Back to Myself: Singlehanded Transpac (SHTP)

Note: We’re updating this website and will be adding more back issues every quarter!

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Carol VandenBerg

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