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After a brisk autumn catboat sail, a catnap invokes memories. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 The sail luffs as I round up into the wind, our mooring ball dead ahead. I stretch over the foredeck for the line...
Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 Protect Your Pate Thinning hair is a bummer for anybody, but for sailors especially it has major downsides, among them sunburn, scalp cuts, bumps, and bruises. There is just n...
A new headliner provides a big makeover for a 44-year-old racer/cruiser. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 When Doug Peterson designed the Peterson 34 based off his innovative one-tonner Ganbare, he reportedly...
The first launch of a Catalina 22 after bottom painting didn’t go as planned. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 I bought my first boat, a well-used 1981 Catalina 22, after moving from Alaska to the East Coast....
An old, leaky hatch gets a makeover to stop the drips and add some special teak. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 The original forward hatch on Calypso, the 1976 Bristol Channel Cutter that my husband, Jeremy...
A small-craft sailor finds a second chance with the perfect boat that got away. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 Most of us have been there—fallen for an early love who for one reason or another became the on...
Trailer-sailing depends on finding a good launch ramp. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 One advantage of owning a trailerable boat is being able to explore distant and unfamiliar waters on a tight timeline an...
The boat was small, but the crush was huge. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 At the age when girls often dream of riding horses, I was falling in love with a sleek, white, fiberglass hull. And though I’ve com...
When the toilet pump handle broke, ideas began to flow. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 My father once offered me a sage piece of advice: Never get run over by the same trolley car twice. So, when the handle...
During a seven-day rally, the Salish 100 celebrates the vivacity of small boats. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 Usually, I’m better prepared. Self-recrimination rarely does any good, but as I fumbled to stu...
Here’s a cook’s tour of seaworthy recipes suitable for a good old boat’s chef. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 Pity the poor cook. Think of the limited space for a galley on most good old b...
Through a long friendship of sailing and writing, a particular boat weaves a steady thread. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 I wasn’t in the market for a sailboat. I already had one, a Pearson Ensign, to be e...
When life gives long-held racing plans lemons, you make cruising lemonade. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 In late 2017, I decided that it would be really neat to enter the Marion-Bermuda Race and navigate m...
New to sailing, a young couple is making the adventure happen one step at a time. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 In November 2020, Nathan and Kirra Davison-Lamb were aboard their newly acquired Cape Dory 31...
An afternoon raft-up ends in disaster when the weather turns fierce. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 It was the first day of “The Voyage to the End of the World”—the North Flathead Yacht Club’s 13th annual e...
Repurposing a 12-volt car cooler transforms an icebox into an inexpensive DIY fridge. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 Our boat Allamanda, a 1984 Alberg 29, has an icebox for keeping food. While this is a fai...
After thousands of ocean miles, a Nor’Sea 27 finds more waters to explore via highway. Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 The burgundy-colored jug, bearing the logo of a winery somewhere on France’s Canal du Mi...
…and Two More British-Bred Catamarans Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 Catamarans have much to offer the cruising sailor, not least of which are increased cockpit and saloon area and relatively flat sailing. ...
Taken from its mooring, a boat sails into a hurricane and a mystery. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 My wife, son, and I had sailed our C&C 35-3, Secret Plans, around Nova Scotia for 11 years and made co...
An extra shower compartment is repurposed into a four-tier storage space. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 One of the things we love most about our Moody 44 is her four cabins. It’s a fantastic layout for a f...
Hot-melt glue solves a sticky situation when rebedding deck hardware. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 Recently, we wanted to replace the Dorades on our 1979 Gulfstar 37 with lower-profile solar vents....
…and Two More Tradition-Inspired Cutters Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 The Bristol Channel Cutter (BCC) is a classic example of the cutter type, which traditionally referred to the whole boat, not just the...
A Pert British Cruising Catamaran Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 Forty-some years ago, empty-nesters Richard and Sheila Olin sold their business in Chicago, and with their two daughters in college, boarded ...
A 28-Foot, Go-Anywhere Masterpiece Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 Like many sailors, Bill and Cathy Norrie had dreams of sailing the warm waters of the temperate oceans, particularly when winter snows beat ...
Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 Poking and picking at a corner of worn teak on the port seat behind Yahtzee’s helm, I slowly test the wood’s integrity. Unexpectedly, a slightly upturned slat breaks free in a...
Issue 145: July/Aug 2022 I don’t know what most 14-year-old boys want for their birthdays—I could speculate, though it’s a slippery slope—but when my son, Kaeo, turned 14, his birthday request was abs...
A raven-winged friend helps a sailor count his blessings. Issue 147: Nov/Dec 2022 During the decade we sailed our 38-foot Cabo Rico, Triana, a sizeable black crow marked the days from season to season...
Issue 147: Nov/Dec 2022 Even though the sailors in our lives might think they have it all, we know there is always something they need. Their preferences can vary as much as their boats. Read on for s...
When a fellow sailor is in trouble, you help—no questions asked. Issue 147: Nov/Dec 2022 It has been more than 10 years since that warm summer day when I first saw a new boat at our yacht club, moored...
A steep learning curve on a Speedy Stitcher eventually yields happy results. Issue 147: Nov/Dec 2022 Most sailors have seen a Speedy Stitcher or sewing awl. How many have used one? My first time was s...
