Easy Charting
I sail a MacGregor 26D. It does not have a chart table. We don’t even carry much in the way...
Category: Sailing Tips
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…...
Cooking Under Pressure
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 2, Number 6, November/December 1999. This and other cooking aboard articles are also available in the Good Old Boat Galley Book CD. Recipes Making a distiller It bakes...
Painless Anchoring
Painless anchoring Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 3, Number 4, July/August 2000. When your good old back’s not up to it anymore, let a windlass do the donkey work It’s strange how much difficulty...
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