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A 20-year-old 47-footer gets new rigging and spruced-up masts Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 There comes a time in the life of every vessel when it needs more than routine annual maintenance. Our 47-foot steel ketch, Sea Quest, now nearing her 20th birthday, had been our home for 11 years as we cruised the Western...
A solid old 27-footer proves her worth in choppy Buzzards Bay Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 I drew a long cool breath in the summer of 1998 when I first saw the hull of a 27-foot Cape Dory hull sitting in a Massachusetts backyard. I had been looking for a sailboat with a full keel,...
Test your seamanship skills in tricky situations Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 SUN GLISTENS ON A PERFECT FRENCH POLYNESIAN SAILING day. The trade wind blows across the deep waters of the pass that cuts through the reef between Huahine and the open sea. The 35-foot sloop cuts a gentle wake as it powers seaward through the...
The answers . . . are simple and few. But many men just don’t get it Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 In the beginning, God created man, and man built himself a boat. It was good. Adam looked at Eve and asked if she’d like to go sailing. For her part, Eve wasn’t so sure...
