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Famous wooden ocean racer now modified for shorthanded cruising Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 Improbable is the wrong name for this boat. Logical would be better, or Synergy, or Refinement. I wasn’t thinking about names when I first spotted her at Seattle’s Shilshole Marina. I simply responded to the boat’s great lines, clean open decks,...
Cost-effective sailing vacations; let us count the ways . . . Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 Sailing and sailboats (and perhaps life in general) are all about compromises. Sometimes it would be nice to sail in the body of water near home; sometimes you’d rather be somewhere warmer, cooler, or more exotic. Although you may...
Try this logical, six-step method to eliminate impulse purchases Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 Is choosing the boat that’s right for you like selecting an appliance or more like falling in love? Is it a matter of the head or the heart? When my wife, Kathleen, and I decided to begin our search for the...
Bluewater or coastal, weather controls all Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 Weather cells move through our cruising grounds in about three days in summer and closer to two days in fall and spring. If you sail a coastal cruiser on Lake Superior, that is probably the most important thing that you can know. It is...
