C&C Redline 41 MkI
A Canadian Classic with a Racing Pedigree As I walked down the dock at the Ludington Yacht Club,...
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Into the Wild – The Race to Alaska
Four friends and a refit rocket tackle the raucous Race to Alaska. Gripping the tiller in my left...
Read MoreA Southeast Sojourn – Sailing through Alaska
Baranof Island’s wild beauty and singular towns open a summer-long journey through Southeast...
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...
Read MoreSticking Point
The DIY deck paint job looked fantastic. Then the surveyor showed up. Toward the end of a 13-month...
Read MoreA Deadly Calm
Wherein a foolhardy notion and a puff of wind nearly end in disaster. Get a bunch of sailors...
Read MoreSailing Scared
Anxiety can scuttle everyone’s time aboard. Here’s how to understand it and help. My...
Read MoreOne Wing Flapping – Seagull Outboard
Irascible and indomitable, the British Seagull was not for the faint of heart. Long before the...
Read MoreRiddles in the Dark
A night passage in familiar waters nearly ends in disaster. I’m not a great sailor, not even a...
Read More(Re)Power Assisted: A Diesel Engine Repower
A repower in rural Alaska required precise planning and helpful hands. Wide awake in my bunk, I...
Read MoreNo Visible Means of Support – Freestanding Rigs
Freestanding rigs offer an intriguing comparison to traditional, stayed masts. In 1985,...
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