In a way, the America’s Cup can be compared to the Olympics. Not of the same worldwide magnitude, but a gargantuan event nonetheless. An entire city has to prepare for the America’s Cup in much the same way an entire country prepares for the Olympic Games. For the 34th America’s Cup 2013, San Francisco needs […]
The FloatWays Absolute RC Boats Guide for Speed Loving Racers
Back in the mid 90’s RC boats where the rage. On any given weekend there would easily be at least 50 racers at the lake all racing their boats in their respective classes. Since then the hobby has matured and settled down a bit, but has been showing constant growth again in the last couple […]
Fractional Rig vs. Masthead Rig – Which is Better?
Of course, you’ve probably guessed that neither is necessarily better. There are pros and cons to both. There are sailors that love their fractional rigs and those that prefer masthead rigs. The fractional rig is very popular amongst racing sailboats. Essentially, a fractional rig has the forestay attached to a point a ways below the […]
Aviator Sunglasses Turned Sailor – Oakley Plaintiff Review
FloatWays looks in depth into the Oakley Plaintiff polarized sunglasses, Oakley’s take on the iconic aviator style of sunglasses. Today, we turn these aviators into sailors… Apart from the Ray Ban Wayfarer, there is likely no more iconic piece of eyewear than aviator sunglasses. The immensely popular aviator shape was developed by non other than […]
Custom Oakley Batwolf Review with OO Black Iridium Polarized Lens Under Sail
I took a custom pair of Oakley Batwolf sunglasses yacht racing to see how they would fare. Following are the results… At FloatWays we might be a little partial towards Oakley. However, we claim it’s with good reason. While it may be true you can buy better optics made out of glass instead of polycarbonate, […]
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