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    Rob Hoffman

    Rob Hoffman says he’s much like his own good old boats…aging and in constant need of restoration. He learned to sail from a Cuban instructor in Guantanamo Bay while in the Navy patrolling the Windward Passage during the Cuban missile crisis. He’s hooked on restoring and sailing older sailboats.

    Christine and François Ferbos, seated on facing page, connected Rob and Gabi Hoffman with their French-built aluminum CanCan, shown at left running under her twin Solent-rig headsails. CanCan is big for trailering and required some modifications to allow the Hoffmans to safely raise and lower the mast. A custom-built bridge connects new inline shrouds to the original pair of chainplates, below.
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    Establishing a French connection

    A boat search takes an unexpected turn Issue 89 : Mar/Apr 2013 As I write this, Christine and François Ferbos have returned home to Bordeaux, France. They were in the U.S. to visit their son and his w...

    Rob Hoffman
    June 5, 2026
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    Brooks Northern and Wing Ding II, his Matilda 20, at top, call Lake Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, their home port.
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    Wing Ding II, a Matilda 20

    Waltzing with the same partner for 40 years Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 At the request of one of our faithful readers who has owned a Matilda 20 sloop since he bought one new in 1975, we decided to explor...

    Rob Hoffman
    May 11, 2026
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    Westerly Pageant 23 sailing
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    Ladyship: Reinventing a Westerly Pageant 23

    Ladyship started life in 1971 as a twin-keel Westerly Pageant 23, exported from England to a Westerly dealer on the lower Chesapeake Bay. She moved from there to an owner in Virginia and somehow ended...

    Rob Hoffman
    May 1, 2016
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