A Bristol modern daysailer with a Bristol heritage Issue 110: Sept/Oct 2016 From my Florida condo over- looking Sarasota Bay, I frequently scan the water with binoculars, looking for interesting boats...
A classic-looking cruiser with an unorthodox interior Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 Viewed alongside the sleek cookie-cutter yachts of today, a Gozzard sailboat may look like a throwback to a past era, but ...
A well-crafted cruising boat with character Issue 111: Nov/Dec 2016 John and Nancy Butte began their sailing adventures in a West Wight Potter 19 on blustery San Francisco Bay. Although Nancy, a retir...
A handy trailer-sailer that’s easy on the boating budget Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 Boats to review often come to me via interesting paths. In response to a request by Good Old Boat editor Karen Larson f...
A shoal-draft cutter for blue water Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 Mike Gover, the owner of the Downeaster 38, Cabezon Café, holds a U.S. Coast Guard certification for up to 100 tons. An avid sport fisherman...
A keel-centerboard family cruiser Issue 113: March/April 2017 Dan Benjamin has been coastal cruising since 1976, in boats ranging from a 17-foot Com-Pac Sun Cat to a 35-foot Hallberg-Rassy and in cond...
. . . and a pair of post-IOR racer/cruisers Issue 113: March/April 2017 The Aloha 34 incorporates design features that were becoming the norm in the 1980s. The separate keel and rudder, radical for th...
Sister ships for sailing brothers Issue 113: March/April 2017 Brothers Peter and David Herring came to sailing early. They grew up near what is now Cambridge, Ontario, close to a few small lakes. Thei...
A good example of an early conservation Hunter Issue 114: May/June 2017 Starting in the early 1960s, Florida became a hotbed of sailboat designers and builders, particularly in the Tampa Bay area. Whi...
. . . and two early IOR cruiser/racers Issue 115: July/Aug 2017 Here is a trio of moderate 28-foot cruiser/racers from the 1970s. This was an extremely popular size during this period and builders oft...
A versatile boat for different owners Issue 115: July/Aug 2017 For this review of the Glastron-built Spirit 28, I looked at two boats with identical hulls that have taken on vastly different character...
. . . evolve alongside a contemporary cousin Issue 116: Sept/Oct 2017 The Viking 33 is one of a small number of boats designed for another builder by C&C Yachts after the company’s creation in 196...
A rakish C&C design that races and cruises equally well Issue 116: Sept/Oct 2017 Restoring an old boat is much like falling in love. Not much about it is logical or rational, but when we fall for ...
. . . and designers’ contrasting takes on the IOR Issue 117: Nov/Dec 2018 As Gregg Nestor mentions in his accompanying review of the Pearson 323, Bill Shaw and Pearson Yachts prided themselves on prod...
. . . and a trio of Canadian contemporaries Issue 118: Jan/Feb 2018 George Hinterhoeller, with his company, Hinterhoeller Yachts, was one of the four founding members of C&C Yachts in 1969. By 197...
This nimble George Hinterhoeller design excels at club racing Issue 118: Jan/Feb 2018 Boatless, having sold his Bayfield 23, Brian Casey scratched his sailing itch by racing on friends’ boats and caug...
. . . and a pair of popular full-keelers Issue 119: March/April 2018 The Allied Princess 36 represents a design concept that persisted for the first half of the 20th century. That is, full keel, moder...
A capable, comfortable cruiser with a pedigree Issue 119: March/April 2018 Cruising-sailboat designs balance comfort and performance in varying degrees, and anyone seeking a good cruiser must take tha...
. . . and a couple of companion centerboarders Issue 120: May/June 2018 I have to admit that I like centerboarders. It was no accident, after sailing International Fourteen Foot Dinghies (with centerb...
An update of a longtime favorite Issue 120: May/June 2018 I came upon this classic good old boat at Mazanet Marina, up the Yahara River in Madison, Wisconsin, but I was puzzled as to what it was. Andy...
. . . and two pocket cruisers that followed Issue 121: July/Aug 2018 Most sailors, I think, look for evidence of evolution in yacht design, even when the rating rules of the day were written to stymie...
A beamy shoal-draft overnighter inspired by catboats Issue 121: July/Aug 2018 Traditional Watercraft of Largo, Florida, incorporated in the fall of 1979. Its founder, chief designer, and CEO was Rober...
. . . and similar, but older, full-keelers Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 Analyzing the performance characteristics of the Cape Dory 30 Mk II presents a bit of a challenge. When you look at the boat from ab...
In the same tradition as its predecessor but roomier on deck and below Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 In 1963, Andrew Vavolotis left Boston Whaler and founded Cape Dory Yachts. Until its demise 28 years lat...
A lovely full-keel cruiser in the classic CCA style Issue 123: Nov/Dec 2018 Bristol. The very name fires in the imagination of sailors a multitude of visions: Bristol, Rhode Island, the home of the le...
Istvan Kopar’s choice for the solo nonstop race around the world Issue 124: Jan/Feb 2019 When he heard about the Golden Globe Race 2018 (see “Sailing Back in Time,” July 2018), Istvan Kopar had just t...
…And Two More Cruising-Capable Performance Tris Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 It’s probably fair to say that the average recreational sailor seldom considers a performance trimaran for extended or eve...
A Cruising Rocket Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 New Zealand designer Ian Farrier, who died in 2017, is legendary in the multihull community for his concept of folding trimarans. His patented Farrier Folding...
…and Two More Spunky, Popular Little Big Boats Issue 132: May/June 2020 Twenty-seven-footers should have a special place in the history of fiberglass yacht design. At 27 feet you could incorporate all...
A Beamy, Obliging Pocket Cruiser Issue 132: May/June 2020 A sailor’s reasons for buying a boat are myriad and often mysterious; in the case of James and Barb Shroeger of Traverse City, Michigan, James...
