Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 Bruce King’s Ericson 36, with her raised foredeck, is a unique design, so finding contemporary yachts to compare with her was not easy. Peter Schmitt’s CSY 37, also a rai...
A 1979 Ericson 36 cutter provides all the accommodation and adventure this couple needs Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 Sky Lark, a 36-foot Ericson cutter, suits Alan Hauch’s dream of cruising the Bahamas wit...
An old Dutch design lives on because it’s just right for its home waters Issue 14: Sept/Oct 2000 The Netherlands is often called the Venice of the North, due to the great number of canals, waterways, ...
Chuck Kanter explores the world of older catamarans and trimarans.His conclusion? It’s thriving Issue 14: Sept/Oct 2000 You’re thirsting for a cruising catamaran. You just came back from the boat show...
Issue 14: Sept/Oct 2000 FROM AFAR, IN HER ELEMENT, THE WESTSAIL 32 IS THE STUFF romantic dreams are made of. Her mast is tall, her bowsprit long. A wooden tiller sweeps gracefully over a pointed stern...
Rugged and classy Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 “Not many 30-footers, old or new, seem basically seaworthy and rugged as the Alberg 30.” That assessment comes from Practical Sailor, a publication which does...
Beefy and fit for sea Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 The Allied Seawind II is the sort of world cruiser that will appeal to those who can’t stand crawl-only headroom. She’s one of the roomiest 32-footers aro...
A classic beauty that might surprise in light weather Issue 18: May/June 2001 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT CLASSIC 40-foot fiberglass yachts, there are perhaps half-a-dozen vessels that come immediately to mi...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 The Catalina 22 is a sporty little craft that does triple duty as a daysailer, weekend cruiser, and club racer. I became aware of the 22’s performance potential about 12 years ...
The Catalina 22 Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Bob and Trish Endicott of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, give enthusiastic thumbs-up to extended cruising in a 22-foot sloop. The couple, named Cruising Family of ...
The Bristol 27 Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 “Unfortunately,” writes Frederick Corey, “there are three versions of the popular B27. Not wanting to get outdone by the more popular Cruising (Standard) and Din...
Long hull, lovely overhangs Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 There are some people whose artistic sensibilities are offended by the size of the Bristol 27’s cabintop. They wonder how a designer with the flair ...
Searching for the ideal sailing tender, we test four of the best Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 As our friend John Fox says, “It’s a dinghy’s life.” They spend most of their lives upside down on a beach some...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 THE IMPORTANT THING TO remember about this boat is the “D” behind her name. There are about 26 different Cape Dory yachts, power and sail, ranging from the original Cape Dory 1...
A roomy good-looker Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 It might come as a surprise to find the Catalina 27 described as sea-worthy enough to sail around the world. I can think of some dedicated traditionalists w...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 I always felt that Lord Nelson was a rather inept and unimaginative name for this line of boats since that great British sailor and admiral never sailed aboard, nor even saw, a...
A modest finkeeler that grew up on a river and sailed around the world Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 HERE WE GO AGAIN. YOU ARE BEING asked to accept the premise that a boat designed to be sailed on a freshwa...
Bristol Fashion Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 Bristol Fashion. A Tartan 33. Gleaming navy topsides with red trim. She was on our list of dream boats before we bought Mystic. But she wasn’t for sale. Bristo...
A great cruiser by any name … including Panda and Tashiba Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 An invasion of boats constructed in Asia began landing on the Pacific shores during the mid-70s, when the Ameri...
Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 The Dana 24 is the second-smallest boat in the series of production boats manufactured by the Pacific Seacraft Corporation (PS) in California. PS has earned a nationwide reputa...
An honestly biased look at a much-revered racer/cruiser Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Lest there be any confusion about where I’m coming from, I think that, despite her age, the Cal 40 is as legitimate a “p...
A raised-deck Crocker design that still receives admiring glances Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 The Stone Horse is a vessel I’ve long admired. Her design was based on a wood yacht from the board of S. S. Cr...
Sam Crocker’s traditionally styled fiberglass 23-footer is still much sought-after Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Of the 150 Stone Horses built since 1971, only hull #2 is missing. The builders, Edey & D...
A Luders 33 by any other name would sail as sweetly Issue 23 : Mar/Apr 2002 The Sea Sprite 34 in one of the few Luders auxiliaries created since 1960 that I didn’t have a hand in. On the other hand, I...
An ongoing do-it-yourself project Issue 23 : Mar/Apr 2002 One big do-it-yourself project.” According to Bruce and Nancy Worster, this accurately describes their marriage, raising a family, and in part...
Old-fashioned, cocky, seakindly Issue 23 : Mar/Apr 2002 The British coastline is rugged and convoluted around Falmouth, Cornwall. The tides run fast, and the wind blows stormily from the southwest. A ...
This unconventional two-master boasts speed and simplicity Issue 24 : May/June 2002 The first thing you notice is the freestanding masts. Next you see the wide sidedecks, which are clear of chainplate...
Built for cruising and round-the-buoys fun Issue 24 : May/June 2002 The Sabre 30 is a fine example of the modern club racer/coastal cruiser and stacks up very well indeed against much of the competiti...
Sabre 30 provides solace and cruising adventures for Maine couple Issue 24 : May/June 2002 I don’t want to drift around in those rag boats,” David Taft remembers complaining when his father forc...
Good safe coastal cruiser, but no world-girdler Issue 25 : Jul/Aug 2002 In the mid-to-late 1960s, many designers, myself included, were turning out full-keel auxiliaries such as the Luders 33, my own ...
