Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 Finisterre, designed by that genius of yacht design, Olin Stephens, was the first of the fleet of cruiser/ racer keel/centerboard yawls that became so popular in the ’50s and ’6...
Bantu, a 40-year-old thoroughbred sailboat, wins trophies and admiring glances Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 The traditional-looking Block Island 40, drawn in 1957 by William H. “Bill” Tripp, Jr., is conside...
The obvious question: Why hasn’t someone done this before? Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 We’re in a warehouse large enough for at least a half-dozen Goodyear blimps, and Jeff Larsen is pointing to endless st...
You know which pocket . . . it’s that little one in the front of your jeans . . . Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 One has to wonder why that extraordinary adventurer, Webb Chiles, chose an open 18-footer like ...
Issue 8 : Sept/Oct 1999 The Nicholson 35 is a handsome yacht with a sweet sheer line and well-proportioned overhangs. Designed in the early 1970s, the vessel exhibits many of the traits of the oceango...
The voyages of Tania Aebi and Brian Caldwell popularized this sturdy 26-footer Issue 8 : Sept/Oct 1999 The Contessa 26, also known as the J.J. Taylor 26, is one of many variations on the basic Folkboa...
Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 Over the years, from 1974 to 1990, Ted Gozzard designed and built 10 or more different production sailing-yacht models, ranging from the Bayfield 23 to the handsome Bayfield 40....
What’s the Flicka got that makes otherwise rational deepsea sailors haul out their checkbooks? Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 You can’t hold a sensible discussion about small seagoing sailboats without mentio...
Little beauty with a big heart Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 Tord Sunden’s Nordic Folkboat is a sailing legend. She was one of the few items of exceptional merit to emerge from the horror years of 193...
C&C racer/cruiser Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 The Redwing 30 was designed by George Cuthbertson and George Cassian in the good old days of the Cruising Club of America (CCA) handicap rule. Her long en...
Beautiful Blackbird Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 A sailboat to fit Bill and Nancy Leonard’s lifestyle had to be aesthetically pleasing. It had to sail well. And it had to look good. Moored in front of the ...
An updated cruising classic has become a classic in her own right Issue 11 : Mar/Apr 2000 John G. (“Jack”) Hanna designed his famous Tahiti ketch during the Depression years of the 1930s. He created a...
A sensible, good-looking family coastal cruiser Issue 11 : Mar/Apr 2000 I’ve always liked the Tanzer raised-deck yachts as the style is a sensible solution that enables the designer to obtain the maxi...
…or ocean Issue 11 : Mar/Apr 2000 The Pacific Seacraft 25 is a dark horse. She’s not built any longer, except perhaps to special order, and comparatively few people know her, yet she is remarkab...
The Pearson Triton occupies a niche in the maritime hall of fame Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 They’re everywhere. More than 700 Carl Alberg-designed Tritons were built between 1959 and 1967 by Pearso...
Few American yacht designs survive the harsh reality of the marketplace, but here are three everlasting classics from ages past Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 There are surprisingly few classic American sail...
Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 Charlie Morgan had sold his interest in Morgan Yachts when we (Brewer, Wallstrom, and Associates) were approached by them in 1976 to design a 36- to 38-foot fast cruiser; there...
Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 Over the years, Dick and Judy Kilroy have made many changes to Vixen, but the motor is the original. “The motor is fabulous,” Dick says. “It’s a Yanmar 3QM30 diesel, and it has...
Dick and Judy Kilroy spend many happy hours cruising and racing their Morgan 38, Vixen Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 They tore out of Red Brook Harbor and flew across Buzzards Bay under sail in 50-knot wind...
Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 The West Wight Potter was designed by Stanley T. Smith, a life-long sailor whose family had a long history as boatbuilders in the western region of England’s Isle of Wight. Pro...
Puttering in a Potter is a gunkholer’s delight Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 Imagine having a sailboat that can float in eight inches of water . . . one you can pull up on the beach for an evening ashore . ...
Issue 14: Sept/Oct 2000 I worked quite closely with Allied Yachts in the mid-1960s when they commissioned Bill Luders to design the Luders 33, and I was favorably impressed with the quality of their c...
She gives you that burning yearning Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 If you’ve ever stood on a dock alongside a Southern Cross 31 you’ll know the meaning of the word yearning. It’s that deep and anxious ...
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...
