Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 I have always admired my best friend. We had been sailing together for many years, sharing careers, racing similar boats, and having boats in adjacent slips. We also spent coun...
Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 We try to refrain from using the words “sport” and “sailing” in the same sentence, preferring instead the softer concept of “recreational activity” to the hard-core idea of “sp...
Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 I purchased two sets of new oars more than 30 years ago for use with a beautiful 12-foot Whitehall-type rowing tender built by Jarvis Newman of Southwest Harbor, Maine. The ten...
Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 There was very little wrong with our 1976 C&C 30, Mystic, when we bought her. The raw-water pump impeller was about to fail, the mast wiring needed to be replaced, and the ...
Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 I had always wanted a small rowing pram for a dinghy, so during our short cool winter, my daughter and I built one in the garage. Like many homemade boats, it ended up a little...
Sailor webmasters are “Netizens” bringing far-flung sailors with mutual interests together Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 Webster’s dictionary offers “an interacting population” as one definition for the wor...
A poor sailor is someone who just can’t afford New Stuff. Here’s one man’s $3,500 solution Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 My boat, Seaker, a 1971 Ranger 29, had been donated to the Boy Scouts. From what litt...
The rig Americans made their own is still “scooning” after 300 years Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 It’s not discreet to say this, but I’ve been having an affair, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It’s been a...
The oldest skipjack rejoins the Chesapeake Bay fleet Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 When the warm, hazy days OF summer give way to cold, crisp autumn mornings, the Chesapeake Bay undergoes a quiet transition...
Memories of a very special old boatSecond of a two-part series Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 In our November 2000 issue, Ike Harter described his family’s long association with Seven Bells, a ketch 57 feet ...
A Triton owner tackles the problem of ailing decks with creativity Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 A word of caution: This article is about an innovative technique for applying an unusual deck veneer as a sub...
“You can do it, go for it!” is this couple’s advice to others Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 Aubrey and Judy Millard took a good old boat, a 1978 Ontario 32, and left their Toronto home in July 1998. They tr...
A neglected 1977 Cape Dory 27 is returned to the sea. First of a two-part series Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 She slipped into the sea after 11 years spent sailing only through backyards and boatyards. As ...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 It was a day of savage and ethereal beauty. We had just gone through a fast-moving storm with racing black clouds, pelting rain, and lightning. We were left powering in little ...
Using an EPIRB, they initiate a costly communication but avoid an even more costly search later Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 It was 3 a.m. Everything bad at sea happens at this hour. Minutes later, when we...
Protect those beeping circuits from voltage drop Issue 18: May/June 2001 One thing that we can all agree on when it comes to older boats is that they never have enough battery power for all the new el...
Founding father Frank Butler sets the example and the pace Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 Call the Woodland Hills headquarters of Catalina Yachts in California, and one thing strikes you right away about the...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 This was one of the simplest projects we have undertaken, requiring an equally low skill level. We chose brass for its corrosion resistance, ease of forming, and salty good loo...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 I received an urgent call from an old friend with a Pearson Commander. The boat is his pride and joy, and he has kept it beautifully. The under-deck reinforcement of the on-dec...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 Books are difficult objects to stow in an easily accessible way aboard a boat. Low fiddles trip them up at sea, and high fiddles fight their removal. This system employs a very...
The beginnings of marine chitty chitty bang bang Issue 18: May/June 2001 Each time I am becalmed in the Sargasso Sea when single-handing my virtual ketch around the world in my best Walter Mitty style...
Beefy and fit for sea Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 The Allied Seawind II is the sort of world cruiser that will appeal to those who can’t stand crawl-only headroom. She’s one of the roomiest 32-footers aro...
A classic beauty that might surprise in light weather Issue 18: May/June 2001 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT CLASSIC 40-foot fiberglass yachts, there are perhaps half-a-dozen vessels that come immediately to mi...
After an extensive refit, she may head over the horizon toward Sala-ma-sond Issue 18: May/June 2001 WERE YOU TO TAKE YOUR DINGHY down the main fairway of the Santa Cruz Harbor, in Northern California,...
Can’t wait any longer? Stay warm and double your fun by sailing each spring and late fall Issue 18: May/June 2001 There is a myth out on the sparkling waves that probably originated from folks gazing ...
Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 I recently wrote a short biography in which I mentioned that I had sailed halfway around the world twice. In all fairness, in the context of this sailing magazine, this does no...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Too late! It’s sold: the Dodo, a 40-foot Bristol yawl, to a nice couple from Douglas, Mass., Gail and Roy Swenson. I couldn’t bear to see her go. Nineteen years of tender lovin...
A little routine inspection can help prevent that sinking feeling Issue 18: May/June 2001 The steering gear on your boat may not get a lot of attention unless the boat stops steering. Depending on the...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 One of the peculiarities of the magazine business is that the deadline for the March issue is January 1. Nothing personal; even if you are married to the editor, it is still Ja...
A long and difficult repair made while in Mexico — was it worth it? Issue 18: May/June 2001 There are a few pieces of equipment on our boat that we are never too sure about, especially in the middle o...
