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Petite pole packs plenty pull Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 Whisker poles have come a long way since I sailed up the Pleasant River, in Addison, Maine, using a battered broomstick to hold out the jib of my leaky little flat-bottomed skiff. It was fun, but this equipment and technique had it limitations. That was...
No task is too difficult for these female sailors — they navigate, paint, fix the engine, and cook Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 You may have seen the comic strip featuring the guy placing the ad that says, “Man looking for good woman (who can clean and cook fish, sew, dig worms, and who owns...
What to do with used boat gear; where to find “good old stuff” Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 Bingham & Associates Ray Bingham says being the match-maker for sailors and used gear is “a lifestyle.” He spent a lot of time prowling the shelves at a friend’s marine consignment shop in Virginia. Later, when he...
Use a riding sail to steady your boat at anchor Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 You’re all settled in for the night in that well-protected cove, when the wind picks up. What had been a nice quiet anchorage is now alive with motion as the wind causes the boats to weave back and forth on...
