A dinghy that delighted family generations Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 In April 1959, I bought a new 10-foot, fiberglass sailboat of the Sprite Class from the O’Day Corporation for $450, complete with sai...
Practical lessons gained from a cruising life Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Looking back over the years, it’s easy to spot lessons we gained from cruising, lessons I’ve been asked to share as part of Good O...
Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Eleven good reasons for loving her — Andy Vine She’s called Gwyneth, after my mother. A nice Welsh name. A Crown 28 sloop, Gwyneth was built in Vancouver, British Columbia, in ...
Searching for the Holy Grail of yacht tenders Issue 57 : Nov/Dec 2007 It all started 11 years ago, three months before our wedding, when we bought our first home, a 1968 Islander 37. My husband, Frank...
Design considerations Issue 57 : Nov/Dec 2007 This excerpt from Beth Leonard’s new book, The Voyager’s Handbook, second edition, is the last of a three-part series with a focus on selecting the right ...
A not-to-be-forgotten experience on the dark sea Issue 57 : Nov/Dec 2007 Everyone remembers his or hers first time with crystal clarity. Mine happened during the past summer, so it is particularly poi...
‘New’ anchor light maintains old tradition Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 One of the pleasures of a traditional-style boat, such as my Persistence, is the encouragement she gives us to practice the old skill...
Don’t judge other sailors for their choices Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 A seed of a concept was planted in my brain, perhaps as long as seven years ago. It has been rolling around in there ever since, gat...
Hefty downgrading leads to happier sailing Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 While climbing the ladder to the deck of my old wooden sloop with yet another can of paint, a disturbing thought occurred to me. I st...
Easy meals when the ice is gone Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 There’s nothing quite as satisfying when cruising as reaching into the icebox for a frosty cold beverage of your choice. But what happens on a l...
Late-developing passion brings deeper appreciation Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 “Maybe I am too old for this,” I thought. Our shiny new 16-foot Precision’s shoal keel was embedded in the muddy bottom at th...
A 70-year-old gaff schooner sails again Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 Last summer, while puttering around at the mooring, I heard a runabout idling and voices in conversation. The occupants were apparently ...
How collision regulations apply in real life Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 I studied the radar screen as the heavy cruiser USS Newport News crept through the night down the Lamma Channel into Hong Kong harb...
Capitalizing on the 1970’s trailersailer boom Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 For nearly 25 years the Clark Boat Company built a line of small- to medium-sized racer/cruisers that introduced a lot of people, ...
It’s a seamanlike act that brings great satisfaction Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 “Tow? Why on earth would we need a tow? We can sail her back in. The wind’s perfect!” The Old Master was responding to my d...
Bad weather turns plans into uncertainties Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 I was coiling the Shorepower Cord on the pier at Prince Arthur’s Landing Marina in preparation for getting under way. Conditions were...
Ever considered the reasons why you sail? Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 Ask people why they sail and you’ll unknowingly peel back layers that are rarely exposed in their everyday lives. And you’ll likely no...
Their “working girl” became a “lady who could dance” Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 We were incredibly lucky when we bought our first “big boat.” I’d sailed for many years, but the biggest thing I’d owned wa...
Payback for insufficient name expungement Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 From experimental fiction to humble haiku, be it survey, installation tip, insurance claim, jingle, grocery list, living will, love no...
A cautionary tale from one who’s been there Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 The sirens call when least expected, their soft and gentle songs luring honest sailors away from much-loved boats, turning heads tow...
How two sailors became publishers Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 It all started at anchor, the setting that buoys so many dreams. One foggy September day in 1997, two sailors huddled aboard their 30-foot C&a...
There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Jerry and I hadn’t been married all that long (something over five years, is all) when we founded Good Old Boat magazine. What were we t...
Sailing teaches us the joy of merging with nature Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 When sailors are asked what it is about sailing that attracts and holds them, they are likely to talk about freedom, about the...
Drawing has many charms and practical uses Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 We keep a ship’s log on board KUMA that records our position, wind direction and speed, tides and currents, engine hours, and other i...
Time’s a‘wastin’ — go sailing Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 May is bustin’ out all over! every year it’s the same and every year it’s a big surprise all over again. Spring has arrived. The sun spends more t...
Survivor describes losing his yacht at sea Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 It was a long time ago. One might imagine it would haunt, cling with the chill of a sea mist on a night watch, but it does not. We su...
A cruiser goes racing and finds common joy Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 After three years of living aboard and circumnavigating the world, Evans and I sold our Shannon 37, Silk. I cleaned out the last of t...
Moviemaking for fun, family, and (perhaps) profit Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 Have you ever watched a movie and commented, “I could have done better,” or “I would have done it this way?” Now it’s your tur...
Desert soldier buys Internet boat 7,000 miles away Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 In the military you rarely do anything without first conducting a risk assessment that consists of a matrix listing possible ...
The man who built the Sea Sprite and Southern Cross cruisers Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 Anyone who sPends time looking at old sailboats soon figures out that boats with Clarke Ryder’s name on them are he...
