The Bristol 24: Relatively comfortable, stiff, and forgiving in extreme conditions Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 This review is a bit unusual because, for the first time, I’ve selected a custom wooden yacht...
No boat’s without faults, but for these owners the Bristol 24 is near-perfect Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 Dovekie Mike Whitehead and Jeff Gove, sailmakers with Pope Sails and Rigging Inc., in Rockland, Ma...
These sockets and drivers won’t fall apart in use Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 THE 41-PIECE TOOLKIT FROM LINK TOOLS IS A VERY NICE SET of sockets and drivers with solid steel forging and a chrome finish tha...
A talented aristocrat Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 A Contessa 32 named Assent was fated to go down in nautical history when she was the only yacht in her class to finish a race marred by a storm so bad tha...
This fast, versatile, trailersailer is easy to launch, rig, and maintain Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 Rob Anderson is one of those larger-than-life, overgrown kids who’s always up to his neck in some type ...
An architect crunches the numbers to compare performance Issue 30 : May/Jun 2003 The Montgomery 23 and the two similar small cruisers in this review are classed as “trailersailers.” The problem with a...
A neglected Lyle Hess classic receives royal treatment Issue 30 : May/Jun 2003 Serendipity brought a cherished cult boat into the hands of Bob and Sylvia Mann, and remarkable good fortune will bring t...
A canoe-sterned, yawl-rigged, trailerable pocket cruiser for two Issue 30 : May/Jun 2003 Start with shallow draft. Add handcrafted quality and a dash of salty conservatism. Voila! You’ve got a Rob Roy...
A comparison with three of its rivals Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 AVID NUMBER CRUNCHERS WILL SEE I’ve added a new item to the table below: the dates the boats were built. I feel this is significant for two...
No compromises in this powerful cruiser Issue 30 : May/Jun 2003 The Nicholson 31 is a deceptive boat. Above the waterline she has the lines of a sleek modern racer/cruiser. Her cabintop is low and str...
A good first boat, made for gunkholing Issue 31 : Jul/Aug 2003 In 1965, the South Coast Seacraft Company, then located in Shreveport, Louisiana, introduced two fin-keeled sailboats, the South Coast 21...
Comparing the Victoria 18 with three trailersailer cousins Issue 31 : Jul/Aug 2003 This comparison posed a few problems for several reasons. First, data on these boats was on the slim side, and no wat...
As pretty a little sloop as ever graced a Minnesota lake Issue 31 : Jul/Aug 2003 We figure Hal Newell can probably do just about anything, and lately sailboat refits figure prominently in what Hal wan...
This stylish performer offers racing speed with cruising comfort Issue 31 : Jul/Aug 2003 Can you believe this year’s America’s Cup regatta? For starters, each syndicate spent upward of $75 to $1...
Ted Hood’s lively centerboarder still a great performer Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 The Pearson 35 and Tartan 34 first saw the light of day in the late 1960s, the Bristol 35.5C and Tartan 37 in the late ...
The Com-Pac 23 is a trailerable pocket cruiser with sturdy, traditional lines Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 Florida resident Jim Lennox seems to have figured things out pretty well. He’s the antithesis of ...
A catboat with standing headroom and fixed keel? Here’s onesuch Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 I’ve always loved catboats but never owned one. There always seemed to be limiting factors that made me look fo...
Sounds like a car, but this trailerable cruiser sails like a pedigree Herreshoff Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 In 1965, the Chrysler Corporation entered the marine marketplace by acquiring Lone Star Boats a...
Three modified full-keel 31-footers Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The Eldredge-McInnis-designed perky little Eastward Ho 24 has always been one of my very favorite designs in her size range, a superb little...
She’s just a sweet, 31-foot boat that suits the Sandifers’ plan Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Bill and Genie Sandifer say it’s the boats they’ve owned over the years that have kept their marriage stro...
This bluewater cruiser inspires confidence Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Imagine you’re sitting ringside at a boxing arena. The announcer is decked out in a black tuxedo, his head covered by a mane of...
Taking a look at a 32-footer and a 36-footer from the same stable Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 PDQ stands for Pretty Darned Quick. And that’s what PDQ catamaran yachts were designed to be. The Canadian boa...
Here’s a safe trailersailer and beach cruiser for a small family Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 “Why don’t we go to the boat show tomorrow and look at small sailboats?” These innocent words were uttere...
A whole lot of cruisability in just 23 feet Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 GEORGE O’DAY, 1960 OLYMPIC sailing gold medalist and 1967 America’s Cup winner, was one of America’s leading production sailboat buil...
A trailerable deep-sea cruiser with an impeccable pedigree Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 When I leaf through my picture album, I occasionally chance upon a photo that, even after all these years, takes my b...
She’s a 20-foot trailersailer with a large cockpit and a lot of names Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Back in the 1930s, a couple of teenage brothers enjoyed being out on Lake Wawasee, located near their home...
A comparison of the Watkins 29 with three contemporaries Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 For comparison I tried to choose boats from a reasonably similar era with a reasonably similar purpose: that is to say,...
A boat specially suited to Florida’s shallow waters Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Frank Fitzhenry, of Clearwater, Florida, owns a sailboat on the west coast of Florida that is an official U.S. Coast Guard O...
She’s a trailerable, characterful, shallow-draft yawl with classic features Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 The old saying that “if it looks right, it probably is right” applies to the Nimble 24. This i...
Nearly 20 years in production, and this centerboard cruiser is still going strong Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Given the choice, I’d rather test boats when the sun is shining, the temperature is in t...
