…or ocean Issue 11 : Mar/Apr 2000 The Pacific Seacraft 25 is a dark horse. She’s not built any longer, except perhaps to special order, and comparatively few people know her, yet she is remarkab...
The Pearson Triton occupies a niche in the maritime hall of fame Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 They’re everywhere. More than 700 Carl Alberg-designed Tritons were built between 1959 and 1967 by Pearso...
She gives you that burning yearning Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 If you’ve ever stood on a dock alongside a Southern Cross 31 you’ll know the meaning of the word yearning. It’s that deep and anxious ...
Capsize: how it happens, and what you can do to survive it Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 When Isabelle Autissier’s 60-foot racer capsized in the Southern Ocean last year, it sent a chill of fear through the...
Issue 14: Sept/Oct 2000 FROM AFAR, IN HER ELEMENT, THE WESTSAIL 32 IS THE STUFF romantic dreams are made of. Her mast is tall, her bowsprit long. A wooden tiller sweeps gracefully over a pointed stern...
Rugged and classy Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 “Not many 30-footers, old or new, seem basically seaworthy and rugged as the Alberg 30.” That assessment comes from Practical Sailor, a publication which does...
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...
Long hull, lovely overhangs Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 There are some people whose artistic sensibilities are offended by the size of the Bristol 27’s cabintop. They wonder how a designer with the flair ...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 THE IMPORTANT THING TO remember about this boat is the “D” behind her name. There are about 26 different Cape Dory yachts, power and sail, ranging from the original Cape Dory 1...
A roomy good-looker Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 It might come as a surprise to find the Catalina 27 described as sea-worthy enough to sail around the world. I can think of some dedicated traditionalists w...
Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 The Dana 24 is the second-smallest boat in the series of production boats manufactured by the Pacific Seacraft Corporation (PS) in California. PS has earned a nationwide reputa...
Old-fashioned, cocky, seakindly Issue 23 : Mar/Apr 2002 The British coastline is rugged and convoluted around Falmouth, Cornwall. The tides run fast, and the wind blows stormily from the southwest. A ...
They roam the world’s oceans Issue 26 : Sept/Oct 2002 The British manufacturers of Frances 26 sloops managed to characterize them perfectly in remarkably few words: “They routinely roam the world’s oc...
A talented aristocrat Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 A Contessa 32 named Assent was fated to go down in nautical history when she was the only yacht in her class to finish a race marred by a storm so bad tha...
No compromises in this powerful cruiser Issue 30 : May/Jun 2003 The Nicholson 31 is a deceptive boat. Above the waterline she has the lines of a sleek modern racer/cruiser. Her cabintop is low and str...
What you need for cruising. . . besides the boat Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to what kind of coin to put under the mast of Sangoma, a 1983 Cape Dory 27 I’m refitti...
How a good old canoe fooled generations of sailors Issue 45 : Nov/Dec 2005 Ever dreamed of crossing an ocean? Most of us have. And, if you’ve done your homework, you’ll have read about some storm-surv...
Will Lesh builds wooden sailboats by the thousand Issue 49 : Jul/Aug 2006 To say Will Lesh is mad sailboats would be a gross understatement. Since childhood, his life has revolved around sailboats. He...
Is it really good for the soul? Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 I have a confession to make. I have booked a passage to Alaska on a cruise ship. I’m confessing because for years I’ve been saying to anyone wit...
A well-thumbed book has been a faithful companion Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 I was fossicking around in a used-book store the other day when I came across a copy of A Manual for Small Yachts, by R. D. Gr...
Bird sightings enrich the cruising experience Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 We never took much notice of birds before we went to sea. We didn’t need to. We had human company everywhere we went. Not all of i...
Age and patience make up for fading youth and verve Issue 84 : May/Jun 2012 There comes a tide in the affairs of men that, taken at the flood, sucks them swiftly away from the sea and boats and strand...
. . . but not one to brag about or to repeat Issue 123: Nov/Dec 2018 When I was 15 or so I spent my weekends hanging out at the local yacht club looking pitiful until an old man felt sorry for me and ...
Anything for love, right? Or was it something else… Issue 136: Jan/Feb 2021 This fool thinks I’m going to buy his boat. I can tell by the look on his face, he thinks I’m hooked. He hasn’t a clue...
The world’s most famous physicist was a devoted, if unconventional, yachtsman. Issue 140: Sept/Oct 2021 What name would you give an amateur sailor who capsized, hit rocks, and ignored bad weather? Who...
Wherein the lack of a head door threatens a happy marriage and worse yet, a cruise. Issue 141: Nov/Dec 2021 One thing I learned about long-distance cruising under sail—especially aboard boats on the s...
Here’s a cook’s tour of seaworthy recipes suitable for a good old boat’s chef. Issue 146: Sept/Oct 2022 Pity the poor cook. Think of the limited space for a galley on most good old b...
A longtime sailor ponders the seemingly human qualities of an obdurate outboard Issue 151: July/Aug 2023 Over a long sailing life, I have found that there are times when, for no apparent reason, an ou...
A pawl, aka chain stopper, can take the strain when you windlass won’t. Issue 138: May/June 2021 Once, when I was working for a yachting magazine, we received an anguished letter from a cruising...
The DIY deck paint job looked fantastic. Then the surveyor showed up. Issue 137: March/April 2021 Toward the end of a 13-month refit, my 1968 Santana 22 was looking pretty spiffy. Just the decks remai...
