Inside Angle: Blind Ambition
May 21, 2021
A blind, single-handed sailboat racer shows Bill Prince how anything can be overcome on a family cruise.
A blind, single-handed sailboat racer shows Bill Prince how anything can be overcome on a family cruise.
If you’re a longtime boater, there’s a good chance you’ve met THAT guy. Do you know the one? Worse yet, are you that guy?
When it comes to engineering, “close enough” is a recipe for disaster, and lemonade cans should not be a unit of measure.
Design trends overseas have this designer wondering: Where have all the pretty boats gone?
A checklist for all the new (and not so new) boaters out there, to help look the part and keep the staring bystanders at bay.
Things take a strange turn after a prospective client comes to Bill Prince with a design idea, but can only talk after dark.
Simulations can’t beat the exciting—and strange—occurrences that happen during a model test.
Boats have been the locale of secret meetings throughout history. But never in broad daylight, until now.
The arrival of a wooden crate sparks a whodunnit at a major boatbuilder.
Many yacht clubs have a version of this remarkable person among their brethren. Seek them out, dear reader, while you can.
When designers without boating experience design a yacht, strange things can happen.
A missing pickup tube turns a sightseeing cruise into a white-knuckle paddle for the author and his son.
If you think a yacht designer has the final say about his next boat, think again.
Ever wonder what yacht designers talk about with their friends in a group chat?
A blind, single-handed sailboat racer shows Bill Prince how anything can be overcome on a family cruise.
If you’re a longtime boater, there’s a good chance you’ve met THAT guy. Do you know the one? Worse yet, are you that guy?
When it comes to engineering, “close enough” is a recipe for disaster, and lemonade cans should not be a unit of measure.
Design trends overseas have this designer wondering: Where have all the pretty boats gone?
A checklist for all the new (and not so new) boaters out there, to help look the part and keep the staring bystanders at bay.
Things take a strange turn after a prospective client comes to Bill Prince with a design idea, but can only talk after dark.
Simulations can’t beat the exciting—and strange—occurrences that happen during a model test.
Boats have been the locale of secret meetings throughout history. But never in broad daylight, until now.
Outboard-powered super yachts? Time will tell.
The arrival of a wooden crate sparks a whodunnit at a major boatbuilder.
Many yacht clubs have a version of this remarkable person among their brethren. Seek them out, dear reader, while you can.
When designers without boating experience design a yacht, strange things can happen.
A missing pickup tube turns a sightseeing cruise into a white-knuckle paddle for the author and his son.
If you think a yacht designer has the final say about his next boat, think again.
Ever wonder what yacht designers talk about with their friends in a group chat?
