Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
FEATURES:
Where the Ocean Breathes by Tom Zydler - With a little ingenuity, the seemingly saturated British Virgin Islands yield gems of isolated beauty
To Race and. Not to Race: A Transpacific Odyssey by Tim Murphy - A CW editor, signing on for a passage from California to Hawaii that coincides with the 41st running of the Transpac Race, enjoys all the pleasures of having it both ways
The Open-Ended World of Computerized Charting by Dan Piltch - Still less than 20 years old, electronic-charting systems have come of age to the degree that nowadays you're just as likely to find them aboard a 15-foot kayak as an 80-foot megayacht
NEW GEAR - A Techno-Geek's Wonderland by Ed Sherman - From slime fighters to satellite messengers, the year is filled with novel solutions to long-standing needs
BOAT REVIEW - Bring the Family by Tirn Murphy - The South African yard of Robertson & Came teamed up with the world's longest-running charter company to build the Moorings 4200
BOAT REVIEW - A Window on the World by Darren Nicholson - The Wauquiez 40 delivers this French builder's deck-saloon vision in a smaller package
NEW PRODUCTS - Simple, Intelligent, and Smart by Jeremy McGeary - A gathering of gadgets that look good and make you look even better
ON WATCH - Returns of the Day by Torn Neale - We've heard enough about heroes who voyaged?" to the ends of the Earth. But don't those brave sailors who mustered the courage to turn tail and run deserve a pantheon of their own?
PASSAGE NOTES - Australia's Lonesome Coast by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander - The roof of Down Under, that desolate 1,200-mile stretch from Cairns to Darwin, is home to 'roos and crocs and not much else
PEOPLE AND FOOD - Peace and Pomegranates by Lynda Morris Childress - Evoking the prophet Mohammad, who believed that pomegranates purge the system of hatred and envy, this sailor passes along a recipe for peace-inducing brandy
LOG OF ITHAKA - Shall We Repair to the Fridge? by Douglas Bernon - Not till after he's absolutely positive his reefer is dead does the author embark on the quest that signals his initiation into the he-man fix-it life
COVER STORY - The Winter Thaw by Jon Eisberg - The New England of early March isn't the New England of midsummer, as this sailor learns while tracing out a path from his late father's dreams
SYSTEMS - You Can Take It with You by Erick Reikhart - An American sailor in the Med makes the case that "liveaboard" and "luxury" needn't be mutually exclusive terms
BOATHANDLING - Right Church, Wrong Pew by Tom and Vicky Jackson - The secret to a peaceful night's sleep comes before you back down on the hook, before you even drop it: It's hidden between the lines of your chart
STEP-BY-STEP REFIT - The Rehab of Dharma III: The $200K Westsail by Michel Savage - In a fit of hindsight, the author tallies all the lessons learned-ouch! - from his two-and-a-half-year refit of a 1976 production boat
BOAT PROJECTS - Workbench by Jeremy McGeary and Marya Butler - Do-it-yourself improvements for life on board
Departments:
Editor's Log
Mailbag
Shoreline
Another Opinion
Chartering News
Advertiser Index
Where the Ocean Breathes by Tom Zydler - With a little ingenuity, the seemingly saturated British Virgin Islands yield gems of isolated beauty
To Race and. Not to Race: A Transpacific Odyssey by Tim Murphy - A CW editor, signing on for a passage from California to Hawaii that coincides with the 41st running of the Transpac Race, enjoys all the pleasures of having it both ways
The Open-Ended World of Computerized Charting by Dan Piltch - Still less than 20 years old, electronic-charting systems have come of age to the degree that nowadays you're just as likely to find them aboard a 15-foot kayak as an 80-foot megayacht
NEW GEAR - A Techno-Geek's Wonderland by Ed Sherman - From slime fighters to satellite messengers, the year is filled with novel solutions to long-standing needs
BOAT REVIEW - Bring the Family by Tirn Murphy - The South African yard of Robertson & Came teamed up with the world's longest-running charter company to build the Moorings 4200
BOAT REVIEW - A Window on the World by Darren Nicholson - The Wauquiez 40 delivers this French builder's deck-saloon vision in a smaller package
NEW PRODUCTS - Simple, Intelligent, and Smart by Jeremy McGeary - A gathering of gadgets that look good and make you look even better
ON WATCH - Returns of the Day by Torn Neale - We've heard enough about heroes who voyaged?" to the ends of the Earth. But don't those brave sailors who mustered the courage to turn tail and run deserve a pantheon of their own?
PASSAGE NOTES - Australia's Lonesome Coast by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander - The roof of Down Under, that desolate 1,200-mile stretch from Cairns to Darwin, is home to 'roos and crocs and not much else
PEOPLE AND FOOD - Peace and Pomegranates by Lynda Morris Childress - Evoking the prophet Mohammad, who believed that pomegranates purge the system of hatred and envy, this sailor passes along a recipe for peace-inducing brandy
LOG OF ITHAKA - Shall We Repair to the Fridge? by Douglas Bernon - Not till after he's absolutely positive his reefer is dead does the author embark on the quest that signals his initiation into the he-man fix-it life
COVER STORY - The Winter Thaw by Jon Eisberg - The New England of early March isn't the New England of midsummer, as this sailor learns while tracing out a path from his late father's dreams
SYSTEMS - You Can Take It with You by Erick Reikhart - An American sailor in the Med makes the case that "liveaboard" and "luxury" needn't be mutually exclusive terms
BOATHANDLING - Right Church, Wrong Pew by Tom and Vicky Jackson - The secret to a peaceful night's sleep comes before you back down on the hook, before you even drop it: It's hidden between the lines of your chart
STEP-BY-STEP REFIT - The Rehab of Dharma III: The $200K Westsail by Michel Savage - In a fit of hindsight, the author tallies all the lessons learned-ouch! - from his two-and-a-half-year refit of a 1976 production boat
BOAT PROJECTS - Workbench by Jeremy McGeary and Marya Butler - Do-it-yourself improvements for life on board
Departments:
Editor's Log
Mailbag
Shoreline
Another Opinion
Chartering News
Advertiser Index
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