Rogue Waves: Anatomy of a Monster
There is, perhaps, no more ephemeral and monstrous a phenomenon than a rogue wave. A ship that...
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Ready to Drudge?
A friend and experienced boater related an interesting story over lunch. He’d recently had...
Read MoreA Man For All Oceans; Captain Joshua Slocum and the First Solo Voyage Around the World
Sometime in the late 70s or early 80s I became obsessed with the idea of owning a sailboat after...
Read MoreWater Rat Speaks
By Karen Larson This summer the confluence of two things made a strong impression on me. The first...
Read MoreThe Dogwatch Mail Buoy – Sept 2017
FROM TURKEYS TO DOLPHINS I just read Jeremy’s article about the Hospice Turkey Shoot...
Read MoreNews from the Helm – September 2017
BY MICHAEL ROBERTSON UNSTAYED: LOOKING FOR PHOTOS Good Old Boat is looking for readers’ photos for...
Read MoreLessons from a Rigging Failure
Well-drilled junior sailors help save a mast To the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song . ....
Read MoreFloating Time
I drag the dinghy down the dune to the beach. The water lies so calm only an occasional ripple...
Read MoreSailing Into Retirement; 7 ways to retire on a boat at 50 with 10 steps that will keep you there until 80
When author Jim Trefethen wrote Sailing Into Retirement, he combined some information from his...
Read MoreWho’s The Captain?
Who’s the Captain? is a 56-page picture book of sailing life according to Dad and his crew. The...
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