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Treat them with care and they’ll serve you well Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 A binocular is an essential piece of boating equipment, and the selection of this item of navigational gear requires some basic knowledge of terminology as well as options available. Optical terms Three sets of numbers are used to describe a binocular’s...
How to make sailors of your four-legged furry friends Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 For boatowners contemplating frequent getaways or The Big Cruise, the most emotionally fraught question is sometimes a surprising one: wait for Fido or Tabby to die or take him or her along? If home is not home without a companion animal,...
A short lesson on surveying the surveyors Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 You usually get a sailboat surveyed because someone, most likely an insurance or finance company, has told you to or because, as a potential buyer, you want one to establish her value. Surveys do not come cheap, $14 to $15 a foot is...
Here’s what makes a boat turn turtle — and recover Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 A few weeks ago, a relatively inexperienced sailor told me he and his wife were planning to retire. They plan to do some extended cruising in their 30-foot yawl and wanted my opinion and recommendations. He was particularly interested in...
