News From the Helm – July 2018
BY MICHAEL ROBERTSON FREE GOOD OLD BOAT Interested in a sound Albin Vega 27? She’s on the hard in...
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A Taste of Sail, One Sailor at a Time
Editor’s note: A Taste of Sail! I love this concept and I know it’s practiced at clubs all over....
Read MoreNew World, Inc.: The Making of America by England’s Merchant Adventurers
Modern sailors are driven by the challenge of crossing big waters, to see what is on the other...
Read MoreThe Cost of Sailing
2017 was a disastrous sailing season for the boaters of the lower Great Lakes. At launch time in...
Read MoreThe Dogwatch Mail Buoy – June 2018
WHAT IS THIS SWEDISH TUBE? Last month we put it to the readers about a contraption aboard a...
Read MoreRun for the Devil
Run for the Devil centers around protagonist Simon Donovan, a sailor who ferries people and...
Read MoreWoodenizing Monty
Upon upgrading from a cozy, wooden Swifty 13 to a Montgomery 15, I was struck by the stark...
Read MoreNews From the Helm – June 2018
BEWARE THE PENETRATION-PROMOTING CHEMICALS There are chemicals in many bottom paint...
Read MoreSailing Acts: Following an Ancient Voyage
This book is amazing on several levels. Not only is it filled with sailing adventures, but the...
Read MoreNews From the Helm – May 2018
BY MICHAEL ROBERTSON WHAT’S IN A COLOR? You’re probably aware that the folks at BoatU.S. sell boat...
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