This catboat has had nine lives — well, almost Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Sassy Cat, A Herreshoff America catboat was recently selected by Paramount Pictures for a supporting role in a movie. Since one w...
Four family-sailers Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 In the September 2006 issue of Good Old Boat, I reviewed four other boats in the 28-foot/29-foot size range: the Ranger 28, Ranger 29, Islander 28, and Sabr...
Since 1976 she has been part of the family Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Is it possible for a boat to become a member of the family? Is it strange to say, “Hello, good old boat!” out loud when you climb abo...
One of just a handful of sailing Chris-Crafts Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 The Chris-Craft Capri 30 is a Sparkman & Stephens design built by the Chris-Craft Boat Company for only two years: 1964 and 19...
A go-anywhere cruiser from Hallberg-Rassy Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 Angus Phillips, the long-time outdoor writer for the Washington Post and an avid, all-around Chesapeake Bay waterman, is what one migh...
Comparisons with the competition Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 For this comparison I’ve selected four examples of fast light- and ultra-light-displacement yachts from some of North America’s top designers. ...
A racing wolf in cruising sheep’s clothing Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 Serious business would be a good name for this boat, I thought. Gryphon, her actual name, is proclaimed on her transom in bold, blood...
A beamy, shoal-draft cruiser ideal for Florida and the Bahamas Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 Island PacKet yachts may Very well be the only boatbuilder owned and managed by a graduate naval architect who bu...
Comparing three popular centerboard cruiser/racers Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 These three yachts were designed as cruiser/racers under the influence of the Cruising Club of America rule. The Olin Stephen...
After 35 years, this boat project still isn’t complete Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 In April 1972, a year aFter he was married, Ed Stanton, of Franklinville, New Jersey, ordered the bare hull of a Se...
Ruggedly built, conservatively styled Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 Ericson Yachts began life in Costa Mesa, California. There, in the early 1960s, Ray Handy, along with several others, was building a Carl...
A comparative review of a Cuthbertson classic Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 I’m greatly indebted to my friend and mentor, George Cuthbertson, for giving me my start in the sailboat business more than 50 ye...
They swear this is their “forever” boat Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 As complete novices, Tony and Marianne Ouwehand went along on a weekend sail on Lake Champlain some 25 years ago. They’ve been sailing ...
A compact IOR racer/cruiser from the early 1970s Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 In January 1971 a fire broke out in a Grand River, Ohio, factory while the owners were at the New York Boat Show. The blaze de...
An inexpensive and economical cruiser/racer Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 After the success of the revolutionary fin-hull/spade-rudder Cal 40 in 1963, it was inevitable that Bill Lapworth would create simil...
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...
