Antique technology that still finds favor Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 The gaff rig was the rig of choice for more than 250 years until the Marconi rig (also called the Bermudan rig) came along. The gaff-r...
It’s a versatile and invaluable tool Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 The hand-bearing compass, or sighting compass, is a portable compass used to take a bearing or azimuth. This type of compass has been in us...
They grew from similar philosophies but have roots an ocean apart Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 When selecting comparison boats for the Pacific Seacraft 34 (see “The Pacific Seacraft 34 . . . and cano...
. . . and canoe-stern contemporaries Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 This really is a subset of yacht design: canoe-stern fin-keeled cruising boats. I say “canoe stern” rather than “double-ender” because, to ...
She has aged gracefully with her original owners Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 When I think of a good old boat, my first thought is a “rescue,” similar to what occurs in the world of pets. A new owner adopt...
Exploring the social side of sailing Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 Magazine time being what it is (and our short seasons in the Northland being what they are), I write this as our sailing season is just beg...
Her name is symbolic of a cruise and a career Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 George Smith began reading about boats when he was in grade school. As he grew older, his reading focused more on sailing books, e...
A sewing sailor needs her own pair of pliers Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 Here’s a little-known fact: any sailor who sews should have a pair of pliers in his or her sail-repair kit. Pliers are just the thi...
