News From the Helm – November 2017
DEPLOYED AND MISSING GOOD OLD BOAT? For nearly 20 years it’s been our policy to extend a free...
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Tales from the Captain’s Log: from Captain Cook to Charles Darwin, Blackbeard to Nelson—great voyages in their own words
Polar expeditions, naval battles, discovery, piracy, mutiny on the high seas…these are but some of...
Read MoreA Darker Sea: Master Commandant Putnam and the War of 1812 (A Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure)
I’m fond of books that take me back to another time, as if I’ve slipped through a portal, to...
Read MoreA more companionable companionway
Dropboards give way to user-friendly doors Companionway dropboards are cumbersome to remove and...
Read MoreDogwatch Mail Buoy – October 2017
SAILING FOR NEWER HUMANS I saw your inquiry about how to promote sailing as an activity among...
Read MoreThe Epic Bee Saga
I am somewhere between the middle and end of refurbishing for fun and charter my 1982 Islander 48,...
Read MoreI Love Sailing , Mainly for its Harsh Side
I rush to the Chesapeake Bay to fill up on sailing adventures. I explore the Bay with my...
Read MoreBarefoot Navigator: Wayfaring with the Skills of the Ancients
It’s wrong for hoary mariners to bemoan the evils of GPS and the loss of traditional navigational...
Read MoreNews from the Helm – October 2017
BY MICHAEL ROBERTSON UNSTAYED: LOOKING FOR PHOTOS Good Old Boat is looking for readers’ photos for...
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