Goodbye to a pocketful of gizmos Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Call us promiscuous. Jerry and I have been aboard an awful lot of sailboats since we started this magazine. Together, we’ve written three to fi...
The weather laughs at sailing plans Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 It was late May when we took our first sailing vacation of the season. Our vacations come, if at all, between production cycles of this mag...
A not-to-be-forgotten experience on the dark sea Issue 57 : Nov/Dec 2007 Everyone remembers his or hers first time with crystal clarity. Mine happened during the past summer, so it is particularly poi...
Don’t judge other sailors for their choices Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 A seed of a concept was planted in my brain, perhaps as long as seven years ago. It has been rolling around in there ever since, gat...
There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide Issue 61: July/Aug 2008 Jerry and I hadn’t been married all that long (something over five years, is all) when we founded Good Old Boat magazine. What were we t...
Sailing teaches us the joy of merging with nature Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 When sailors are asked what it is about sailing that attracts and holds them, they are likely to talk about freedom, about the...
Time’s a‘wastin’ — go sailing Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 May is bustin’ out all over! every year it’s the same and every year it’s a big surprise all over again. Spring has arrived. The sun spends more t...
Nobody, but nobody, enjoys messing about in cars Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 Why is it that we treat our sailboats like, well, like sailboats? We give them names. We think of them as having personalities...
They swear this is their “forever” boat Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 As complete novices, Tony and Marianne Ouwehand went along on a weekend sail on Lake Champlain some 25 years ago. They’ve been sailing ...
One man’s workboat has become a gem Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 Jim Mumper found two of the most significant things in his life in a bar: his wife, Linda, and his career. While we can’t recommend this pra...
It’s simple, really, and we never knew Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 One day last August our 30-foot boat doubled in size. Because we’ve never before experienced this phenomenon, we were completely taken by...
Two sailors were called to a Higher Porpoise Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 On any given weekend — rain or shine — there’s going to be a party among the sailors on Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake. We’d never hear...
While we deliberated, our boat chose her own name Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 It’s time to buy the champagne. The name of the Mega 30, our project boat, has been determined. Fate stepped in while we were ...
An automatic bailer for deck puddles Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 This is not an original idea. We copied it from fellow sailor and Good Old Boat publisher Michael Facius. After all, we figured, if it work...
His magnum opus inspires anew Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 Jerry and I were in awe of Don Casey in 1997 when we started our new magazine named with a nod of appreciation to Don’s popular book, This Old Boa...
A much admired designer steps aboard Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 Please join me in welcoming Robert Perry as a regular contributor to our pages. Bob is no stranger to Good Old Boat. He’s been a regular r...
For Richard and Beth Smith, it’s a best friend Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 The sailboats Richard and Beth Smith have owned have taught them well. Kuma, their Ericson Cruising 31, is currently in charge of...
Deflecting the dreaded midlife malaise Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 In this issue, Graham Watt puts forth a convincing argument that a wonderful education is available to the young person who invests his o...
It’s time to step to the dock Issue 70 : Jan/Feb 2010 As I head rapidly toward my 60th birthday (and Jerry sees his 70th arriving in a few years), I have noticed that our attitudes about sailing are e...
Fast and furious ultra-light fun Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 Eric Thomas doesn’t swagger. It’s not his style. Even though he has won an amazing collection of sailing honors with his good old boat, an Olso...
Fun comes first in the St. Petersburg GOB Regatta Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 Steve Lang started something big in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a Good Old Boat subscriber, beginning with the very first issu...
A tall-ship captain sails a petite Dana 24 Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 Minstrel is the perfect name for Karen Sullivan’s Dana 24. Karen has done a fair amount of wandering from coast to coast and beyond a...
The triumph of the do-it-yourselfer Issue 72 : May/Jun 2010 The thing that separates the hard-core do-it-yourselfer from other sailors is just this: no fear. We were replacing a vinyl window in our 17...
They’ve stuck together through thick and thin Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 Durkee Richards found the girl of his dreams at age 18 and became a one-woman man. He and Mary Jeanne hit all the expected stops a...
The point of going is to be gone Issue 73 : Jul/Aug 2010 This summer — for the first time in my adult life — I will have a 12-week vacation. By the time you read this issue, Jerry and I will have just...
When cruising, our days begin with tea and the forecast Issue 74 : Sept/Oct 2010 One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as we cruise is the difference between weather reports for the landed gentry an...
A well-loved sailboat sparks a romance Issue 75 : Nov/Dec 2010 The town of Annapolis has a reputation as a drinking town with a sailing problem. If that’s true, I would add that many of the sailboats ...
Cautious amateurs start with a kit — for an asymmetrical spinnaker Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Never say “never.” For nearly 20 years, I have loudly proclaimed that I would never sew a sail for Mystic, ou...
An object of doubtless devotion, Sin Sal sparkles Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 When he suggested that we feature the Tartan 34C owned by Max Guzman and Donna Delahanty, Tom Wells described this boat as “no...
Seafaring women earn the right to lament Issue 76 : Jan/Feb 2011 Not all women believe they were meant to go to sea. I’m convinced, in fact, that the vast majority are sure that women are not meant to...
