Rudder Emergency
On an ill-fated voyage home, a young family learns lessons in seamanship and community spirit. All...
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Author: Bert Vermeer
Canadian Sailcraft 30
A Quick racer/cruiser from Canada When Jack and Marilyn Williams moved west from their home...
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Dodger Repair with “Git”-Rot
A sailing buddy asked for my help solving a problem on the hard dodger aboard his Taswell 45. Over...
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Sudden Impact!
Years ago I owned an O’Day 25 on which my family and I explored the coast of British Columbia. Our...
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(Un)welcome Party
A mission to meet a circumnavigating friend takes an unexpected turn. Bill Norrie had been...
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Warm, Not Fuzzy
Replacing a fabric interior hull covering with oak-on-cedar strips transforms a V-berth....
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An Exhausting Sail
We had been sailing the west coast of Vancouver Island over the past 30 days. Our final day dawned...
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Restoring the Old Shore Power Cord
British Columbia winter months are cool and damp with short days, rain, and minimal sunshine....
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A Good Old Investment
Keeping up an older boat pays back in family time, not dollars What is the point of all the effort...
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