a must read…
Some very needful reading over at Wooden Boat. You’re still here?
Good Stuff
Some low-budget DIY wonderfullness…
A boat-worthy project worth checking out.
where there’s a will there’s a way…
Some seriously excellent DIY of the Cheeky Tangs sort.
a half hour well spent…
We need more films like this one.
A link you need…
PBO (AKA Practical Boat Owner) has been a great resource for me since I first started reading the magazine in 1980. While, these days, I feel their subscription rates are now akin to piracy but their website still has excellent content. For example, this simple how to rehab a sailboat article is just what most …
Simple to the max…
While not a sailboat, there’s a lot to be said for this exercise in simplicity… Anyone come across a Vespa powered sailboat?
a near perfect VolksCruiser…
A tour of an Alberg 30 with Atom Voyager.
a book that’s still well worth having…
For some reason or other I found myself reading “Voyaging on a Small Income” by Annie Hill and realized that it’s still the best book out there on the subject. Sure it’s a kiss dated here and there but the bulk of the information contained within it’s covers is just as valid as it was …
and in the “it doesn’t sink” department…
Back when I was living in France one of the designs that I seriously considered was the ETAP 23 for use as a minimal envelope blue water cruiser. For starters, it’s a nice little sailboat. All of the ETAP sailboats had a very nice look partly because of their excellent use of graphics and just …
Regarding a pre-ARC Atlantic crossing of note…
I’m currently reading about a transatlantic voyage in the 60’s on a Gunter rigged Westerly 22. Color me impressed.