keel failure Archives

Born To Race, Built To Fail

March 23rd, 2026

by James Evenson, Loose Cannon The bilge pump started coming on somewhere off Haiti. The first time, the skipper checked

August 24th, 2024

Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing equipment, and gear. They’re also

June 17th, 2024

The search for a sailor who went missing when a yacht lost its keel and overturned, ended in tragedy after

April 5th, 2024

A Bénéteau First 45 sank off Mandurah (Western Australia), and now following its recovery, images have been released to show

October 7th, 2023

The World Sailing Certificate of Plan Review was established in 2007 after a growing number of keel failures. Now, as

August 5th, 2023

It was over a year ago when Farr X2 hull #1, which was the newest project by Farr Yacht Design

May 27th, 2023

by Sally Lindsay Honey, Chair, World Sailing Special Regulations Sub-committee At least 93 keels have been lost in the last

July 4th, 2022

The Farr X2, the newest project by Farr Yacht Design to serve the short-handed market, had sought to be a

April 14th, 2022

by Darrell Nicholson, Practical Sailor If your potential dream boat has more than 20 years behind her, one item that

December 22nd, 2021

Changes to the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) coming into effect on January 1 2022, will mean an additional