Comparing the Ericson Cruising 31 with two close rivals Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 First, I have to admit that I intensely dislike the appearance of trailboards on a sailing yacht with a bald (no bowspri...
For Richard and Beth Smith, it’s a best friend Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 The sailboats Richard and Beth Smith have owned have taught them well. Kuma, their Ericson Cruising 31, is currently in charge of...
A sturdy, shoal-draft pocket cruiser Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 Trailersailing became popular during the 1970s, as it offered an economical way to get out on the water without having to pay slip fees in ...
A solid, well-behaved mid-’70s cruiser/club racer Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 Around 1956, Jack Jenson started one of this country’s most successful fi berglass boat-building companies. Located in Costa M...
This racer/cruiser is the real deal Issue 70 : Jan/Feb 2010 In 1971, the Grand River, Ohio, premises of the Douglas & McLeod Plastic Corporation, builder of the legendary Tartan 27, burned to the ...
Three boats built expressly for speed and fun Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 George Olson designed one of the first successful ultralight-displacement boats (ULDBs), the one-off 24-footer Grendel, in 1970. I...
Fast and furious ultra-light fun Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 Eric Thomas doesn’t swagger. It’s not his style. Even though he has won an amazing collection of sailing honors with his good old boat, an Olso...
A small Danish motorsailer for all-weather cruising Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 Larry Rosen dreamed of owning a boat that sailed well, was suitable for extended cruising, and that he could comfortably liv...
Phil Bolger’s take on a gunkholer is . . . different Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 Phil Bolger’s small boat designs are quite unlike those of other designers. Not many builders would have the courage to put...
. . . with two other husky, seaworthy cruisers Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 Selecting designs to compare to the feature boat is never easy; it often boils down to finding similar yachts of the same length....
A solid, spacious cruiser with good performance Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 A young and growing family does not fit well into a 26-foot trailerable sailboat. That was the situation facing Rich and Brandi ...
Comparing three light-displacement cruiser/racers Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 I would hardly call any one of these three beamy designs a good old boat, since two of them are still in production today and ...
They’ve stuck together through thick and thin Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 Durkee Richards found the girl of his dreams at age 18 and became a one-woman man. He and Mary Jeanne hit all the expected stops a...
A Euro-style racer with few concessions to cruising Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 When viewed from dockside, our review boat, Amoretto, a 30-foot Jeanneau Arcadia, appeared to be a solidly built, no-nonsens...
A low-priced club racer and shoal-water cruiser Issue 74 : Sept/Oct 2010 Needing a break from winter, my wife and I flew to St. Petersburg, Florida, to participate in the inaugural Good Old Boat Regat...
A performance cruiser for the coast and open ocean Issue 74 : Sept/Oct 2010 Duane and Barbara Tack have owned Sequester, a 1979 Esprit 37, since 1981. I first learned of Duane and Barbara when I disco...
Shoal draft defines the boundaries for this spacious coastal cruiser Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 J. Robert (Bob) Seidelmann was recognized as a champion one-design sailor and won top honors in Lightnings,...
The biggest little cruiser ever Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 Many of us who dream of cruising spend many years working our way up to a dream boat that we think will accommodate our desires, only to find th...
. . . against two fellow Californians Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The Cal 2-30 is a descendant of Bill Lapworth’s famous Cal 40 and shares some of the characteristics that made her bigger sister the winne...
Standout boats from outstanding designers Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 The Tartan 34C is a very handsome design by Olin Stephens, one of the most gifted designers of the past century. In finding yachts to ...
An object of doubtless devotion, Sin Sal sparkles Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 When he suggested that we feature the Tartan 34C owned by Max Guzman and Donna Delahanty, Tom Wells described this boat as “no...
A trailerable pocket cruiser with standing headroom Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Richard Valdes founded Columbia Yachts in 1958. Under his presidency, the company became the world’s largest manufacturer of...
All-season sailing in the Pacific Northwest Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 On a cold and windy day in early March, I climbed aboard the Rawson 30, Alcyone (Al-sy-uh-nee), and met her owner, Devon Blankenship...
. . . against its cruising contemporaries Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 The long waterlines, moderate draft, husky displacement, and modest sail area of both the Mariner 36 and Pearson 36 are a solid indica...
A shipshape Halsey Herreshoff cruiser Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 On Rathbun Lake in Iowa, a single lightning strike in 2007 severely damaged a Bristol 29.9. She was declared a total loss, but that didn’t...
A quick and accommodating Gary Mull design Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 When David “Swede” and Marcia Samuelson sold their San Juan 28 in 1987, they left 14 years of sailing behind and began traveling on m...
. . . with a duo of double-ended classics Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 Because the Corbin 39 has some rather unusual features for a production yacht, it was easy to select two boats for comparison. Very fe...
A stylish and well-built cruiser/racer Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 I stood at the top of the marine ramp in Edmonds, Washington, looking down at Greg Pearson’s S2 9.2A, Blast. My first impression was of a...
A well-built, IOR-inspired racer/cruiser Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 As with many boat companies, the Clark Boat Co., maker of San Juan sailboats, evolved from humble beginnings. It all began with Robert ...
An example of innovative French style Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 French naval architect Michel Dufour began designing yachts in the 1960s. Perhaps his best-known design is the elegant Arpège (1966), a 30...
