Easy-Peasy, Sailboat Dinette-to-Sleeper Conversion
One of the most painful things I’ve ever done aboard a boat occurred while sailing Shoal Survivor,...
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Clear Passage – Moving a Mainsail Traveler
Moving a mainsail sheet traveler track makes for smooth sailing through the companionway. To my...
Read MoreInjecting Precision – Using Syringes on a Sailboat
Jeremy paused, “Six pulls, right?” I glanced back at the small print on the paint can, “Right. And...
Read MoreBook Review: The Brendan Voyage
When Tim Severin died at 80 in December 2020, I thought, “I know that name. He wrote stories about...
Read MoreBook Review: The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
This classic nautical book is aimed squarely at Good Old Boat readers, despite being written...
Read MoreBook Review: My Old Man and the Sea
During these COVID-19 days of isolation, this 17,000-mile voyage by a father and son on a 25-foot...
Read MoreBook Review: Home From Distant Seas
Home From Distant Seas is the final volume in James Baldwin’s Distant Seas trilogy, documenting...
Read MoreTwisting in the Wind
Yawing on the hook can wreak anchorage havoc. Here’s how to help prevent it. A few years...
Read More(Un)welcome Party
A mission to meet a circumnavigating friend takes an unexpected turn. Bill Norrie had been...
Read MoreHey There Delilah
Love ruins everything, until the right one comes along. I grew up with a sailboat because I have a...
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