A roomy coastal cruiser that’s fun to sail Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 In 1963, brothers Howard and Peter Hughes of Willowdale, Ontario, formed a partnership to build dinghies. Their venture was quite suc...
A cruiser and a racer . . . both owners are happy Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 From 1978 to 1986, Bangor Punta Marine produced 507 O’Day 28s; two of them are kept at the docks of Fairhope Yacht Club in Fai...
She’s just as fit for bluewater cruising as for club racing Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Olin Stephens pioneered the fast keel/centerboard (k/cb) ocean racer in the 1950s, beginning with the famous Finiste...
Two sailors were called to a Higher Porpoise Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 On any given weekend — rain or shine — there’s going to be a party among the sailors on Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake. We’d never hear...
A capable, inexpensive pocket cruiser from Canada Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 In the early 1960s, Jim Bisiker, in collaboration with Dirk Kneulman and John Burn, formed Canada’s first production sailboat ...
A well-built racer/cruiser with emphasis on racer Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina lifted Duet II out of her slip at the Fairhope (Alabama) Yacht Club, carried her across ...
Compact craft with offshore ambitions Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 The three boats in this group — the Pacific Seacraft 25, the Bristol 24, and the Francis 26 — represent very different approaches to desig...
A singular affair with a Pacific Seacraft 25 Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 There’s just no way to explain how a beautiful boat can capture its owner’s heart. You’d think that out in cyberspace there would b...
A cut above the competition Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 Just after high school, Jerry Riggs began a life with boats racing 75-mph Class B hydroplanes. A fascination with engines and aerodynamics led to a ...
A maxi trailersailer for inland and coastal waters Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 The O’Day 26 is one of the last models in a long line that originated with George O’Day, the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal sailor a...
A spritely sailer with plenty of cruising room Issue 66 : May/Jun 2009 On a breezy day in October 2008, Charlie and Elaine Lawson put their 1987 Newport 28 II, Desirée, through her paces and then host...
A stout overnighter with a big cockpit for daysailing Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 In 1974, the Hutchins Company found a market niche relatively unpopulated by competitors and filled it with a trailerable...
A look at three long-waterline cruiser/racers Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 I had some difficulty finding two designs to compare to the very-long-waterline Tartan 33, actually a 34 by almost any standards ...
An oldie but goodie CCA’er from Pearson Yachts Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 The Alberg 35 is but one of several classic cruising yachts designed by Swedish-born Carl Alberg and built in Rhode Island by Pea...
The pretty pricey princess of production fiberglass sailboats Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 Say “B 40” in any yacht club bar and everyone, with perhaps the exception of an unrepentent powerboater, will kno...
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...
