Nautical tradition dictates where and how you fly your flags Issue 4 : Jan/Feb 1999 A few years ago we had just cleared Canadian customs and were heading out of Bedwell Harbour in the Gulf Islands of ...
Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 The Baba 30 is one in a series of husky, full-keel, double-ended, cruising yachts designed by my good friend Robert Perry and built in Taiwan. It always surprised me that Bob pr...
Good old boat sailors will be forever in the debt of designer Alfred E. “Bill” Luders Issue 6 : May/Jun 1999 I worked for Bill Luders as his design assistant from 1960-1967, seven memorable years. Dur...
The simplicity of good old boats meant there was little to go wrong… the price was right, too … Issue 6 : May/Jun 1999 I am often asked how to reduce the cost of buying a new boat. Like ot...
Issue 6 : May/Jun 1999 The late Carl Alberg was one of the pioneer designers of mass production fiberglass sailing yachts, and his 28-ft Triton design, introduced in 1959 by Pearson, was produced by t...
What’s the meaning of all those numbers used by yacht designers? Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 The terms and ratios that follow are used by all yacht designers, so it’s a good idea to have an understanding o...
Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 Finisterre, designed by that genius of yacht design, Olin Stephens, was the first of the fleet of cruiser/ racer keel/centerboard yawls that became so popular in the ’50s and ’6...
Whether constructed of steel or aluminum, metal yachts deserve a second look Issue 7 : Jul/Aug 1999 In the 1960s and early 1970s we rarely saw metal yachts in North American waters. Steel yachts had b...
Issue 8 : Sept/Oct 1999 The Nicholson 35 is a handsome yacht with a sweet sheer line and well-proportioned overhangs. Designed in the early 1970s, the vessel exhibits many of the traits of the oceango...
Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 As you are aware, proper helm balance is a very desirable factor on a sailing yacht and can make the difference between a craft that is enjoyable to sail and one that has a helm...
Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 Over the years, from 1974 to 1990, Ted Gozzard designed and built 10 or more different production sailing-yacht models, ranging from the Bayfield 23 to the handsome Bayfield 40....
C&C racer/cruiser Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 The Redwing 30 was designed by George Cuthbertson and George Cassian in the good old days of the Cruising Club of America (CCA) handicap rule. Her long en...
A sensible, good-looking family coastal cruiser Issue 11 : Mar/Apr 2000 I’ve always liked the Tanzer raised-deck yachts as the style is a sensible solution that enables the designer to obtain the maxi...
Top designer Ted Brewer explains stability and how it affects safety and speed Issue 11 : Mar/Apr 2000 The speed of a sailing yacht in any given wind is determined, to a large extent, by the amount of...
Ted Brewer explains how racing rules affected seaworthiness — but not always for the better Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 The purpose of any rating rule is to enable yachts of different sizes to race togeth...
Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 Charlie Morgan had sold his interest in Morgan Yachts when we (Brewer, Wallstrom, and Associates) were approached by them in 1976 to design a 36- to 38-foot fast cruiser; there...
Issue 14: Sept/Oct 2000 I worked quite closely with Allied Yachts in the mid-1960s when they commissioned Bill Luders to design the Luders 33, and I was favorably impressed with the quality of their c...
Ted Brewer reviews the ins and outs and ups and downs of keel design Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 The purpose of a keel, fin, or centerboard is to provide resistance to making leeway; in effect, to keep th...
Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 Bruce King’s Ericson 36, with her raised foredeck, is a unique design, so finding contemporary yachts to compare with her was not easy. Peter Schmitt’s CSY 37, also a rai...
People may be impressed by a millionaire’s rocketship, but “ooohs” and “aaahs” are saved for the classic Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 A British author once wrote, in effect, that you can go away for a week...
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...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 The Catalina 22 is a sporty little craft that does triple duty as a daysailer, weekend cruiser, and club racer. I became aware of the 22’s performance potential about 12 years ...
While economics favor the sloop, other rigs have much to offer Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 The history of the fore-and-aft rig is a fascinating one. It is particularly interesting when you realize that tw...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 I always felt that Lord Nelson was a rather inept and unimaginative name for this line of boats since that great British sailor and admiral never sailed aboard, nor even saw, a...
Solutions to the problem of sailing in thin water Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 One answer to obtaining both shoal draft and good sailing performance is the centerboard, and boards have been fitted to every...
Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 In my writing about the search for shoal draft (July 2001), I covered centerboards, leeboards, and bilge fins but neglected shoal fins — an oversight on my part. It was, perha...
Universal forces act to prevent or slow forward motion Issue 20 : Sept/Oct 2001 Regardless of size, type or speed, the resistance of every vessel to forward motion comes from four major sources: In ad...
The first in a series of occasional stories told by Ted Brewer about his life and times. Curl up in a chair and enjoy Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 I was a very lucky boy in 1946. Dad stayed in the reserve ...
Whether flat-bottom or round-bilged, each hull has a purpose and a place on the water Issue 21 : Nov/Dec 2001 The basic hull forms for sailboats are the flat-bottom, the vee-bottom or deadrise hull, a...
Forecast a boat’s performance by reading between the lines Issue 22 : Jan/Feb 2002 I trust that readers will appreciate the problem confronting the yacht designer. He has a two-dimensional sheet of pa...
