A keen racer, this Canadian started out as a journalist before teaching himself yacht design Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 “Cheat the nursing home — die in your Laser.” That catch-phrase appears on bumper s...
Rewards on the ocean deep are earned in shallows alongshore Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Days of nepenthe on the blue seas do not come easily. The spiritual gifts of the great oceans are made possible by t...
With a foundation in the 1940s, this company continues to produce fine yachts to this day Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The company we know today as Tartan Yachts has undergone numerous changes over the yea...
This is something you don’t see on the Great Prairie Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 We were working our way back home from a wonderful excursion down the middle of the country. We had traveled from near the ...
No string, no knots — but is that good? Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 It happened within my lifetime, but I hardly noticed. I surely wasn’t aware of the significance of the trend. In my grandmother’s time, ...
A hangover with a dangerous potential Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 On a sunny Tuesday morning last summer I awake in a our aft berth with a headache for the second time in as many days. Monday’s head...
An exhausted crewmember hears sweet voices at night Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 Brave Ulysses headed due east under power with sails furled. It was one of those nights when only the occasional reflection ...
Several had never raced before. Many raced only occasionally. And all had a great time. Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 JUDGING BY THE ELATION OF A COUPLE OF hundred Annapolis sailors, racing is a stimulating,...
Multihull designer Ian Farrier popularized the concept of trimarans Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 The wind was blowing only 13 to 14 knots in Canterbury Bight off Timaru on New Zealand’s South Island, yet w...
It was just Rebecca and the sailboat — then sudden unconditional love Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 “For sale” read the faded handwritten sign on her pulpit. Looking forlorn and out of place, she was huddle...
Away from the hurly-burly, drifting in contentment Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 I KNOW A MAGIC PLACE. A PLACE WHERE there are no 10-mile-long traffic jams, no honking horns, no howling disk jockeys or lyin...
Lake Huron or bust Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE DISPOSED TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS. When I met my editor and wife, I was happily sailing around triangular race courses on a large lake in ...
Try this logical, six-step method to eliminate impulse purchases Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 Is choosing the boat that’s right for you like selecting an appliance or more like falling in love? Is it a mat...
Bluewater or coastal, weather controls all Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 Weather cells move through our cruising grounds in about three days in summer and closer to two days in fall and spring. If you sail ...
Living in a work zone tests patience Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 WELL, WE’RE AT IT AGAIN: beefing up our hard-working 1950s racer in the hope she’ll sail onward for another hundred years. The job this tim...
A gentle giant teaches the patience a good skipper needs Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 I bought my first sailboat more than 20 years ago, not knowing how little I really knew about sailing, let alone what s...
Pre-1975 entries almost double for 2005 Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 SEQUELS AREN’T AS good as originals, so the theory goes. But, this year’s Classics Race sponsored by Good Old Boat — part of the Swiftsu...
Never mind the birds, the winter cover’s off the boat Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Chickadees in Minnesota are substituting their nervous chick-a-dee-dee-dee twitter for a heartfelt phoebee-phoebee song. T...
Bicycle safety flags mark the edges of your trailer Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 At a boat show this past winter I overheard a salesman tell a prospective buyer, “Retrieving a trailerable sailboat is easy....
A newcomer takes to sailing like a duck to water Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 This is Willi’s first time at the tiller. Her sharp brown eyes stare past the tanbark sails at the cumulus clouds buildin...
Male boaters rush to hush the noise of the boatyard cash register Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 In the Puget Sound region it is staying light longer, coats are giving way to jackets, and tattered tarps are ...
An inland loft with saltwater aspirations Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 As we traveled across eastern Washington to meet Don and Mary Yager, we kept thinking how incongruous it was to be driving through suc...
Send these tips in advance to all lubberly guests Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Usually, inviting friends to share a holiday on your boat is fine. If you are lucky, they will conserve water, turn off the li...
Wire ties prevent a midnight cacophony Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 A WHILE BACK, WE HAD THE OCCASION TO SPEND THE NIGHT aboard our boat at an unfamiliar marina. The wind was freshening and the water was s...
His designs were few but all became timeless classics Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Traditional. Classic. Timeless. Character boats. Boats from the heart. These are just some of the terms the owners of boat...
Use bolster cushions for storage Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON YOUR BOAT? SOUNDS FAMILIAR. HERE’S an idea: make bolster pillows or cushion covers from pieces of upholstery fabric that mat...
A boat comes alive only at the interface of sea and sky Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Few creatures inhabit both sea and sky. A sailboat is a creature of mass, displacing tons of water, yet sensitive to the...
Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 I’ve singlehanded for a couple of weeks at a time, and I’ve cruised with an all-male crew as well. Both are OK, but not my preference. Joshua Slocum and other singlehande...
Spreading the winching strain on a trailersailer Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 THE VERSATILITY OF TRAILERSAILING AFFORDS ME THE opportunity to enjoy a variety of diverse sailing grounds. All I need to do is...
What to do when fire strikes on a boat and there’s no place to hide Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 There is always some uncertainty in life, especially when it comes to boats. It wouldn’t be an adventure oth...
