How a circumnavigator overcame his fear of sailing Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Whether outfitting for an extended cruise or a sail on a protected bay, there is no piece of gear that can take the place of ...
Sailorly advice for the fight against the evils of alcohol Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 Advice to the new owner of a boat with a Princess stove: THE VALVE-LIKE THINGIE ON THE TOP of the stove is where you ...
Dave Martin, outstanding seaman, shares his experience with readers Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Our newest contributing editor, Dave Martin, was a good old boater long before the term was invented. His af...
A tinge of fear heightens autumn’s sensations of delight Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Marjorie and I rowed out to the boat around noon, just the two of us and the dog. The last day of September was magnif...
A tale of human fallibility and 500-hour alternator brackets Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The brackets connecting the bottom of the alternator to our engine failed in benign conditions miles from the near...
A sailor’s vivid impressions of Pacific sea, sky, and wind Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 My friend Tom originally met Steve at one of the yachtsmen’s hangouts he frequented. There he made arrangement...
Memories are ignited in the firewood Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The woodpile. Sorting out the heap of driftwood harvested in haste after the high tides and high windsof the equinox, now there is time fo...
This boat had been “the other woman” at least once before Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 When we first made acquaintance she was in Mobile, Alabama, and I was almost 1,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. I h...
Where to find that affordable ocean voyager you long for Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 There are three sources of moderately priced cruising yachts:ex-racing boats, ex-charter boats, and secondhand cruisin...
There’s no need to change our snug convertible just yet Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Not long ago I read in one of the many books about living aboard that we should want to own a boat with separate eating...
Chance meeting reawakens feelings of gratitude and enthusiasm Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Another exuberant gust shook the mast, rattling the rigging, and dragging my attention from the novel on my lap. G...
Backyard boatyard project calls for a “small person” Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Not since my early adolescence, when I last looked back with regret on the petite section of the department store, have I s...
They couldn’t spare enough time, so they went voyaging in installments Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 So you can’t take off for a year, or three, or 10. Most of us can’t. But you would still like to go...
Two sailors with One Love experience a magic moment Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 The temperature hovered below 60, and that was in the sun. My wife cast off the bow lines as we pulled away from the slip fo...
Sometimes you get lucky. But not this time Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 At some point in the restoration of our (new to us) old C&C Mega 30 — in fact not too long after I started — I knew I would have ...
Cruisers are just normal people who have wonderful adventures Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Is our lifestyle suited to cruising? Or is cruising suited to our lifestyle? Which inspires the other? We haven’t ...
Whether you use it or not, you’ll be judged by your speed Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 A few years ago, I set out to write a “trilogy of editorials” dealing with time, speed, and distance. The time editori...
An expert woodworker reveals some homely truths about teak Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Separating myth from reality almost impossible with a wood as well known as teak. From its “discovery” by the Dutch i...
A solid old 27-footer proves her worth in choppy Buzzards Bay Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 I drew a long cool breath in the summer of 1998 when I first saw the hull of a 27-foot Cape Dory hull sitting in a...
A cruising crew figures one good tern deserves another Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 The first light of morning trickled through the portlights of St. Pauli Girl, our old Bristol cutter, anchored in the lee...
If you can drive, you’ll also be able to sail . . . eventually Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Revelations occur no matter where you are. If you can turn the noise level off (radios, television, conversation,...
Skunk, damp mud? Yes! Spring is in the air! Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 The days are getting longer. It’s light out when I leave the house for my walk after supper, and there’s more than just a hint...
Grouching about crouching — it’s the height problem again Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Being tall may be overrated as a social asset. As a taller female, I’ve never been convinced of the advantages. First,...
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive . . . Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 Aviators call it an “out-and-in” or “the $100 hamburger.” It’s a day trip of only a couple hundred miles or maybe les...
We’ve finally made the dreaded eye-splice Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 When I was a very young boy, my father told me a story about two snakes. They formed a circle, heads to tails, with each snake eating ...
After a belated refit, sailing starts in earnest Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 It has been a glorious summer, the best since 1727 they say . . . the stuff of memories, a summer to tell tales of, a summer th...
How to make sailors of your four-legged furry friends Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 For boatowners contemplating frequent getaways or The Big Cruise, the most emotionally fraught question is sometimes a sur...
Nothing matures a teenager like owning a boat Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 In the great outdoors of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, deep in the backwoods, I sat in the sun, surrounded by rutted trails, a spark...
Tools rule in the battle of the shared spaces Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 They warn those starting marriages later in life not to move into his house or her house, but rather to start fresh with a home ne...
Making the case for a feminine pronoun Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 “I wonder why people refer to boats as ‘she.’ Why not call it an ‘it,’ ” a charter guest aboard our sloop asked me one day. I shrugged an...
