Annie’s junk rig is easy for a woman of slight stature to handle, above, and the chain pawl, at top, takes the weight of the anchor and chain as she hauls it aboard.

Adapting a boat to a lightweight crew Issue 96 : May/Jun 2014 At the age of 55, I decided it was time for me to have my own boat so I could do what I wanted . . . in my own way. Although I’d been livi...