June 2004 By Dodge Morgan The naming of a boat should be treated with at least as much care as the naming of a child and must always be done by her owners. It is said that it is bad luck for a new owner to change a boat name,Read More
June 2004 By Tom Snyder Cruising the coast of Maine used to be a morale-builder for me. Living around city people who write and complain for a living, I was considered brave beyond reason for even stepping onto a boat. But to cruise! To sail off into the dark forRead More
May 2004 By Dodge Morgan There is a surreal color to thoughts of sailing in the void of social contact. “Don’t say it, just do it.” The sails feed each other on a close reach, fight each other on a hard beat and rob each other on a run. ItRead More
May 2004 By Tom Snyder Do I enjoy afternoon races on my cruising boat? Absolutely. And I have found a way to make it fun for everyone. This doesn’t come easily to me. As a child I crewed on my father’s racing sloop in many hellish overnight races. I rememberRead More
April 2004 By Tom Snyder Recently I intersected with three sturdy people all in the space of a few hours. Their average age is about 80 and their average attitude is spectacular. One of them would be sufficient, but three in a row put a new spring in my step.Read More
April 2004 By Dodge Morgan There are some current (meaning “present” and not “water flow”) boating-related dilemmas that should be noted. They come to me and I puzzle over them at inadvertent, odd times in my daily life, when watching the tumbling numbers on a gas-pump display, when celebrating theRead More
Belhaven seemed like a fine place for a couple of southbound New England cruisers to ride out a hurricane. Then Isabel decided she’d like to visit too.
What began as a promising relationship between man and bird ended tragically.
Midwinter 2004 By Dodge Morgan Human beings can be classified into just two major species and two sub-species of the one primary species. The two major species are “Boat Persons” and “Non-Boat Persons.” The primary species “Boat Persons” holds two categories, “Wood Boat Persons,” defined as those with boats madeRead More
Midwinter 2004 By Tom Snyder As a kid I raced a Blue Jay, which was a cute little wooden centerboard sloop. She could sail. (And turn. Closing within inches of a dock at full speed one could throw the tiller hard over and come to an instant stop. Fill theRead More
