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How they shape up to perform their many roles Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 When people discuss yacht design you often hear the phrase, “Well, it’s all a compromise.” That sounds defeatist to me. But if there is one area where most yacht design is certainly a compromise, it is in the design of the...
Fun comes first in the St. Petersburg GOB Regatta Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 Steve Lang started something big in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a Good Old Boat subscriber, beginning with the very first issue, it was only natural that when fellow sailors decided Tampa Bay needed one more sailboat race he’d think of a...
Be a model captain by acting like one Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 When you’re the skipper of a boat, you’re responsible for everything that happens on and to the boat. Nerve-racking, isn’t it? It’s hard to know everything about sailing. Even what you do know, you sometimes forget. Things go wrong. Equipment breaks. Sometimes...
Shooting stills and video for cruising articles Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 This article is an excerpt from Lin and Larry Pardey’s Capable Cruiser, third edition, which was published earlier this year. The information, such as the technology discussed here, has been extensively revised in this new edition. Magazines need photographs and pay well for...
