Charley Morgan and the Fiberglass Factory
Charley Morgan — 1929-2023 Sailing legend Charles E. Morgan (Charley to his friends, which was...
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Author: Daniel Spurr
Book Review: Bargain Boats and Budget Cruising
The subtitle of this new book is enticing: “The fine art of selecting a great boat, outfitting it,...
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Book Review: Voyaging with Marionette
Amongst the hundreds of sailors I’ve known, only one kept the same boat nearly his entire...
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The Nonsuch 30 Man
Mark Ellis, the energetic designer of the Niagara 35, Nonsuch 30, and many other handsome...
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The Hull-to-Deck Joint
There’s more than one way to fasten the two biggest boat parts It is the nature of boats that they...
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Exposed: The Dark Side of the America’s Cup
When this A-Z history of the Auld Mug landed in my lap, my first thought was: “I am so over the...
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Gone to the Sea: Selected Stories, Voyages and Profiles
Herb McCormick and I wrote our first books together, after hours, banging away at IBM Selectric...
Read MoreTed Hood: Book Review
When one hears Ted Hood’s name, the first connection is quite likely to Hood Sails, the loft he founded back in the 1960s and which remains a force in that industry, though Ted has had no connection to it for many years....
Read MoreMiss Inclined: Book Review
After 11 years cruising with her husband aboard their Bayfield 36, Canadian singer/songwriter Eileen Quinn is still having fun…or so one hopes, despite the litany of inconveniences and troubles cited in her folksy songs about...
Read MoreThe World’s Best Sailboats — Volume II
There’s no doubt about it: like sex, hyperbole sells. Magazines and books push it ’round the calendar: The best doctors in Dallas. The best chai in Berkeley. The best beaches in Rhode Island. Best mutual funds, best...
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