Frances 26
A stout double-ender for cruising I’ve heard that New England sailors have seawater running...
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Book Review: The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans
The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans by Laura Trethewey Sailors don’t...
Read MoreSeaward 26RK
A Head-Turning Shoal-Draft Cruiser. Lake Mendota, just north of Madison, Wisconsin, is my home...
Read MoreBook Review: Taken by the Wind
Memoir of a Sailor’s Voyage in a Bygone Era San Juan, Puerto Rico. My husband Tom and I and...
Read MoreCanadian Sailcraft 30
A Quick racer/cruiser from Canada When Jack and Marilyn Williams moved west from their home...
Read MoreC&C Redline 41 MkI
A Canadian Classic with a Racing Pedigree As I walked down the dock at the Ludington Yacht Club,...
Read MoreHunter 33.5
A well-planned economy cruiser Rich and Carolyn Sutorius of St. Charles, Missouri, sailed...
Read MoreBook Review: Bargain Boats and Budget Cruising
The subtitle of this new book is enticing: “The fine art of selecting a great boat, outfitting it,...
Read MoreBook Review: A Memoir by Bruce Kirby, Designed by Mark Smith
The late Bruce Kirby was one of the most influential yacht designers of the 20th century. Though...
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...
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