Rub-A-Dub-Dub
We’re among the lucky ones, we made it. After years of dreaming and prepping, we’re living aboard...
Category: Sailing Tips
Getting Smarter
Wanting to be more self-sufficient and increase my knowledge of the diesel engine aboard my...
Easy Charting
I sail a MacGregor 26D. It does not have a chart table. We don’t even carry much in the way...
Equal Angles, Equal Forces
Correct adjustment of your spreaders may save your rig Next time you’re at the marina, look...
Winter Agitation
Solving the problem of icing up in winter Mid-winter photo of the author’s schooner,...
Vang/Preventer
Vang/preventer: Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 1, Number 3, November/December...
Up the Mast
Ease that fear of falling: Techniques for making a trip up the stick safer. The only sure things...
Is Your Boat Stable?
Top designer Ted Brewer explains stability and how it affects safety and speed The speed of a sailing yacht in any given wind is determined, to a large extent, by the amount of sail she can carry. In heavier weather, that sail...
Sail Brokers: New wings at Half Price
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 1, Number 2, September/October 1998. Buying, selling, new and used: Sail brokers can stretch your sailing dollars Those of us who love good old boats do so out of aesthetic...
Rating rules shaped our boats
Rating rules shaped our boats Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2000. Universal Rule… International Offshore Rule… Thames Measurement Rule… International Rule… Yacht Racing Association Rule…...
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