Welcome Aboard
Current issue highlights: The light-air, versatile Code Zero sail, new non-skid on an old deck, equipment you never hope to use, binnacles and compasses, and some simple hatch screens. Reviews of the Alberg 35 and Ericson 32-III.
Yes sir, she's our baby!, Karen's video response to Mystic's new deck paint.
Lighter fare: A large family has big adventures in a small boat. Ten things you could take off the “must have” list for cost effective coastal cruising. Buy or sell – the ins and outs about a boat auction. And of course, much, much more.
What's New At Good Old Boat
Two new T-shirts
Our hats are off to J.R. Holm, a reader who suggested a couple of sayings for new T-shirt designs. We promptly sandbagged two of our previous designs and went with J.R.’s suggestions, proving how highly we value subscriber input!
Sailing artist Tom Payne did the magic once more, putting his paintbrush to the slogans and creating a couple of new designs we hope you’ll be proud to wear in the marina and around town.
To order these or to see the other styles in our, umm, “Tom Payne Collection of Logo Gear for the Rest of Us,” please visit our online Books and Gear page. Notice how we managed to introduce these shirts just in time for the new sailing season?
Cindy Rogers
makes us proud!
Top marine writers were recognized in February 2009 by Boating Writers International. Competition is stiff. We were excited to learn that Good Old Boat author Cindy Christian Rogers won a third-place award in the Boating Profiles section for her article, "Let's Launch a Magazine," about the founding of Good Old Boat magazine by Karen Larson and Jerry Powlas.
The article ran in the Good Old Boat 10th anniversary issue in July 2008. If you missed it, the entire article is available as a downloadable PDF file. Cindy won a previous award with Boating Writers International for another article she wrote for Good Old Boat, profiling Lin and Larry Pardey in the July 2005 issue. Cindy has sailed everything from 12-foot scows to 48-foot catamarans, cruising and racing in locations from the Great Lakes to the Caribbean. We're proud to have her on our team!
Reader Photos
We can't help ourselves. Or is it our readers who can't help themselves? Whichever! They send us photos. We have to post them. So we started a new page for boat photos. Once every two months we'll choose our favorite photo and run it in the Mail Buoy of the current issue of Good Old Boat.
Audiobooks
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers. While sailing in the Baltic Sea, two men suddenly find themselves enmeshed in uncovering a secret German plot to invade England. The Riddle of the Sands is heralded as the first true spy novel, written by Childers in part as a warning to the British government to bolster their presence in the North Sea. This story features equally thrilling scenes of espionage and adventures at sea.
Includes a PDF map, CD jacket and track listing. Approximately 11.3 hours listening time. Read by Jeremy McGeary. In MP3 format, this and other fine books are available as downloads or shipped CDs from www.AudioSeaStories.com.
Back Issue CDs
As our piles of printed back issues diminish, we keep adding years for your collection of back issue CDs. We've just added the years 2002 and 2003 for your reading and reference. After all, the articles we've been printing since 1998 are timely anytime for any sailor up to his armpits in rope, epoxy, sealant, and sawdust. Compared with six printed copies of our magazine, these small CDs are portable, stowable, and searchable. Furthermore, they fit well in a Christmas stocking.
