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    Brandon Ford

    Brandon Ford, a former reporter, editor, and public information officer, and his wife, Virginia, recently returned from a two-year cruise to California, Mexico, and seven of the eight main Hawaiian Islands. Before their cruise they spent three years refitting their 1971 Columbia 43, Oceanus. Lifelong sailors, they continue to live aboard Oceanus and cruise the Salish Sea from their home base in Olympia, Washington.

    The Nauticat 40 was rigged as a sloop, cutter, and ketch, each with a fairly generous sail plan for a motorsailer.
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    Nauticat 40

    A Stout Little Ship With Some S&S Sailability Issue 147: Nov/Dec 2022 David Chambers was about 13 years old when he first saw a Nauticat. His dad had taken him along to Anacortes, Washington, to l...

    Brandon Ford
    June 3, 2025
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    The Red Queen Problem

    Why taking care of things big and small on your boat makes a difference Issue 152 Sept/Oct 2023 Perusing a Craigslist ad for a 40-year-old, 40-foot sailboat, I laughed out loud when I read, “Everythin...

    Brandon Ford
    May 15, 2025
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    The Coronado 35 featured on the Netflix drama, The Night Agent.
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    When Good Old Boats Become TV Stars

    This Old Boat author Don Casey used the Coronado 35 as the poster child for ugly sailboats. Hollywood must not read such books. In two of the 10-episodes of The Night Agent currently on Netflix, a Cor...

    Brandon Ford
    April 6, 2023
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    Passport 42 sailboat Boundless
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    Passport 42

    Checking All the Boxes Issue 138: May/June 2021 After only a few dates, Scott Voltz and Connie Bunyer knew two things: They liked each other, and they liked sailing. Well…Scott knew he loved sailing; ...

    Brandon Ford
    April 26, 2021
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    Cape George 38 deck
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    Cape George Cutter 38

    A Traditional Masterpiece Issue 129: Nov/Dec 2019 Styled by builder Cecil Lang after William Atkin’s classic Tally Ho Major, the Cape George 38 is a traditional cutter with a counter transom, fairly f...

    Brandon Ford
    November 1, 2019
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    Sailing Columbia 43
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    Columbia 43

    A distinctive big, fast sloop from the giant of West Coast boatbuilders Issue 126: May/June 2019 Craig Shaw’s search for a racing sailboat ended when he found a Columbia 43. That was 35 years ago. Tho...

    Brandon Ford
    May 1, 2019
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