Fixing his boat in exotic places and exploring distant locales appeals so much, he does it twice Issue 18: May/June 2001 AS A CHILD WATCHING SAILBOATS glide across the flat waters of Michigan’s Lake S...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 Arecent issue of USAA magazine carried the story of a National Guard rescue attempt that occurred during “The Perfect Storm.” Not the Hollywood version; the real storm. The 106...
Couple rejects professional life for peace, simplicity Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Full sails draw as the cutter rhythmically dips and rises in the swells. Moonlight sparkles on the water, then gives way ...
Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 I held the chest sitting in the stern, while Tom rowed ashore. A slight move of my hand told him to head off a bit. With a quick look over his shoulder, he turned to land on a s...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Ron Bohannon is a fussy guy. The world needs fussy people, those more inclined to say “that’s not good enough.” Ron looked at the lifeline stanchions on the market and said he ...
Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 SUBCONSCIOUSLY, I HAVE BEEN DIVIDING SAILORS INTO TWO groups for as long as I can remember. These observations are true of the rest of humanity also, but sailing puts things in ...
Three female authors promote sailing through publishing Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Morgan Van der Ree Two years ago, at the age of 10, Morgan Van der Ree was inspired to write her first article for Girls...
What your charts say about you and your path through life Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU what a wonderful relationship we sailors have with our charts? At some time or other, it’s ...
“Cows Week West” celebrates good old boats Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Californians have long been informally acknowledged as the nation’s trendsetters, and so it is only fitting that a full-scale celebra...
How a couple converted White Dove, a 36-foot coastal cruiser, for offshore work Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 CAN A 1989 CATALINA 36 be sufficiently modified to become a bluewater cruiser? After five years o...
First, you have to know what you want her for Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 THE MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC shared by most good old boats is that the folks who own them are generally not millionaires. Beyond...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 No one has ever mentioned the lack of text all over the cover of Good Old Boat. We hear from readers regularly about our paper stock. (Yes, really! Some say it’s too heavy and ...
Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 THE MAN WHO TAUGHT ME TO SAIL died this morning. Email from his daughter-in-law conveyed the sad news. His son, Brian, a friend since childhood and an officer in the U.S. Navy, ...
Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 We all have to start somewhere. Jerry and I started from the back of the fleet when it came to anchoring. A dinghy sailor most of his life, Jerry didn’t get much opportunity t...
Professionally restored Corinthian delights her owner Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 The founders of the Cruising Club of America bridged the gap between cruising and racing with a brilliant design rule. In...
Exploring the world cheaply in an old wooden boat Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 Losing your heart to an old wooden boat is careless, but falling for her owner as well can only be described as rash. It was ...
All kinds of people doing all kinds of jobs for boaters Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 In most every port or harbor along the U.S. coastline, and on many inland lakes or river ports, there are harbormasters...
Did Norse seafarers build a pleasure yacht 1,200 years ago? Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 Many double-ended boats are descended directly from the Viking longship. The best preserved of these ships are not ...
Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 Seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water, and more than 99 percent of the earth’s human population is on the remaining land. That makes the water a very spec...
Old boats (and jacks) feature in all the “best stories” Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 Have you ever wondered what makes a boat good instead of just new or old? Canoe & Kayak magazine posed a similar que...
A very special experience in a land of visual treats Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 Sails full of wind, and the sun warming us, we tacked around the group of humpbacks, trying not to bother their feeding. Th...
How you should behave in the company of whales and dolphins Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 It’s a treat to have dolphins ride our bow wave as we sail along. Seeing whales from our boat makes our day. I...
Raising money to educate youngsters about traditional boats and skills Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 About three dozen boats were on display at the Eighth Annual Master Mariners Boat Show in June at the Cor...
A tale of Restoration relived Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 We were stormbound Eureka, Calif., on our voyage south from Vancouver, British Columbia. One thing leading to another, we had wintered over in thi...
This sailing school combines gourmet dining with solid sailing skills Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 “Imagine Joshua Slocum as a patient tutor and Martha Stewart preparing delicious meals on deck, and you ha...
The silent magic of the marshes attracts and entrances a boating family Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 The oars cut cleanly through the calm water. I pull the rough handles toward me and then push them aft, ...
The first in a series of occasional stories told by Ted Brewer about his life and times. Curl up in a chair and enjoy Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 I was a very lucky boy in 1946. Dad stayed in the reserve ...
Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 I missed that piece of American popular culture. I was out of town. Still, I bought a record in a Navy exchange somewhere that had Marianne Faithful wailing that well-known Mam...
Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 I wrote the editorial for the November/December issue on September 10 and handed it in the next day. It made no reference to the events of September 11. When you publish every ...
Second Good Old Boat Regatta Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 Last year, when Good Old Boat founders Karen Larson and Jerry Powlas agreed to sponsor the first Good Old Boat Regatta, in Annapolis, Md., they did...
