A chance encounter opens a window in time Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 A few years before I was born, my parents bought a 26-foot Sparkman & Stephens-designed New Horizon sailboat built by Ray Green. T...
A well-loved sailboat sparks a romance Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The town of Annapolis has a reputation as a drinking town with a sailing problem. If that’s true, I would add that many of the sailboats ...
How do boats get our attention? Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 One of these days, scientists will announce a study that shows boats excrete pheromones and that certain groups of humans are drawn irresistibly...
Independence is the best gift for a youth Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 If our priorities define us, then my husband, Dave, and I are irresponsible, capricious, and more fond of boats than money. A few Nove...
Joint ownership provided a path to the water Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Picnicking one day in a park in Oxford, Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay, we watched sailboats glide into a wooded anchorage. That did i...
A schooner’s crew won’t be dock-bound by a defunct engine Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Sailing a heavy fixed-keel boat without an engine could be viewed as a challenge and a good opportunity to improve one...
Seafaring women earn the right to lament Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Not all women believe they were meant to go to sea. I’m convinced, in fact, that the vast majority are sure that women are not meant to...
Even where it’s endless summer, the weather rings the changes Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 My son’s education is lacking. Now in his ninth year of homeschooling, he’s earning A grades in physics, Spanish I...
Consignment stores match good old parts to new old boats Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 Let’s say a part on your boat needs to be replaced. Perhaps the fuel gauge isn’t working. You poke around online for a ...
A boat provides a happy mix of activities and security Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 Naming a boat is serious business. When we upgraded from a decrepit 1972 Cal 20 to our second boat, a 1976 27-foot O’Day,...
A sailor and photographer recalls a dream assignment Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 Every once in a while a boat comes along that captures your heartstrings. Thankfully, it usually happens at a dock or marin...
And guaranteed not to drag Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 Every sailor knows the price of gear goes up exponentially with size. Interestingly, this appears to be completely untrue once an anchor gets above a...
Grandfathering kids into sailing Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 The story of Pop Pop’s Cruise is rooted in a question asked of me by my 18-year-old grandson, Tony, when he was just 9. Following an extended t...
The secret to harmony aboard Issue 77 : Mar/Apr 2011 There is aboard some couples’ sailboats a phenomenon known aboard our boat as “the Princess Principle.” This is a condition in which the guy (usual...
Shared experiences a world apart Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 As we worked our way inshore at Lovell’s Island to anchor for the night — after spending a day ashore in Boston — I waited too long to give the...
Fundraising and fun at the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 August, 2006 At first we thought it was trash, the Ziploc-enclosed brochure thrown into the cockpit of our Bristol Chann...
Bird sightings enrich the cruising experience Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 We never took much notice of birds before we went to sea. We didn’t need to. We had human company everywhere we went. Not all of i...
Reviving a derelict dory sparked a young boy’s passion Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 We rescued Hee Haw from death at the hands of a boatyard employee armed with a can of gasoline and a match. She was a 16-...
Under cover of snow, new skills emerge Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 It’s been a tough winter for folks from the Pacific to the Atlantic. In Minnesota, we had snow on the ground before Thanksgiving (the har...
A sailboat sailing? . . . What’s the problem? Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 Our sanity has been questioned on more than one occasion. If you pack three sons and two parents on a 34-foot boat and sail away,...
When boats leave the safety of the drawing board Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 In my more than 50 years designing yachts, I’ve had my share of problems with owners and with boatbuilders, including raw amate...
A captain of fantasy puts to sea at last Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 In the summer of 2007, I would not have been able to tell you the difference between a bowline and a reef knot. Flash forward one year...
Rallying to the call of the Baja Ha-Ha Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 Richard Spindler, founding editor of California’s regional sailing magazine, Latitude 38, has led his annual Baja Ha-Ha rally from San D...
Mystic’s mad scientist is at work again Issue 80 : Sept/Oct 2011 Strange noises have emanated from our basement ever since we moved in 20 years ago. I’ll hear high-pitched whines, odd buzzings and whi...
Sailing creates sensory addiction Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 What is it about sailing that so completely captures our hearts, captivates our souls, and enchants us with its magic? I believe this enchantm...
Good old racing on Tampa Bay Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Every sailor knows the place to be in January is on a modern high-tech sailboat at Key West Race Week. While that may be true for the hired guns on...
Boat parades are a seasonal spectacle Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Spectacular water parades are held up and down the coasts of North America every Thanksgiving and Christmas season. These family parades w...
The alternative doesn’t bear thinking about . . . or does it? Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 Our friend Harold has always hated powerboats. Now pushing 70, he’s been a sailor his entire life and has distinct...
But life ashore afterward is stifling Issue 81 : Nov/Dec 2011 The docklines are once again tied and my feet plod once more on solid ground. My body is back in port, but I don’t know if my sailor’s sou...
Compassion for the lost transcends species Issue 82 : Jan/Feb 2012 Once, for two nights and a day, in the middle of the Sargasso Sea, I made an unlikely friendship with a castaway bird. He was no bigg...
