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    The tight storage solution

    Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 Much has been published on how to add hatch screens to your boat, but the problem I have with the designs I’ve read about is that many are made with wooden frames and are very...

    Rolph Townshend
    October 5, 2026
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    Alberg 30s Skybird, Windswept, and Argo, top of page, fight for an advantage during a race on Chesapeake Bay in 2010. David and Renee Cooper explored the coast of Spain in Cookin in 2002, at left. When Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30s get together, at right, they do so in good numbers.
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    The Alberg 30 turns 50

    Events will celebrate a classic’s half century Issue 96 : May/Jun 2014 The Alberg 30 class is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In the early 1960s, Whitby Boat Works, Ltd., a Canadian manufa...

    Rolph Townshend
    May 19, 2026
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    Chesapeake Sails, A History of Yachting on the Bay: Book Review

    Chesapeake Bay, known to locals as “the land of pleasant living,” has been a major yachting center for well over a century. Its yachting history, which is actually a record of the Bay&#821...

    Rolph Townshend
    March 1, 2001
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