It's been a long time since this discussion, but I, too, stepped the spar solo if it wasn't windy (ah, youth!) First make sure you're well away...
Well, based on your initial post, this is the boat I'd recommend: http://www.cmdboats.com/bahamamama.htm Though burdened with an exceedingly...
19 pages. Never has more been written about less. Paul
Sex appeal is "terribly complex" but every man here can recognize its presence or absence in any woman at a glance. You don't need to be a...
We've certainly come a long way from the Smeetons and John Guzwell. Paul
The operative words in this sentence are "pretty" and "much." I submit a good name for a boat that is stable in pretty much all conditions is...
People can expend themselves endlessly arguing about the inadequate number of lifeboats, lack of 24 hour radio watch, water-tight bulkheads not...
Call me a traditionalist--or a old fogey--I'm guilty of both. It is solely the skipper's decision to race...or not. There is no getting around...
I have never encountered so much drivel on a single topic in my life. Such silliness as "edgy design" and the even more ludicrous "edgy weather."...
I'm getting to be an old man now, and one thing I have become certain of...In addition to death and taxes, there will always be rating rules....
Can there be any more certain sign of old age than nostalgia for the IOR? Next stop: senility! Paul
I strongly urge you to investigate the work of Phil Bolger, a fine naval architect who produced a lot of simple-to-build yet good-sailing boats in...
Anyone thinking about open boat cruising should visit the Wayfarer dinghy websites. The class organizations in the United Kingdom, Canada, and...
Lippincotts were probably the best-made Lightnings and fast, too. My last boat was a glass Lippincott in the 9000's, one of the first glass...
My vote for the modern classic still in production? Contessa 32. Paul
