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The Cape Dory 30 MkII . . .

. . . and similar, but older, full-keelers Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 Analyzing the performance characteristics of the Cape Dory 30 Mk II presents a bit of a challenge. When you look at the boat from above the waterline, you see a configuration that fits well with its 1986 contemporaries. That is, shorter overhangs and


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Cape Dory 30 Mk II

In the same tradition as its predecessor but roomier on deck and below Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 In 1963, Andrew Vavolotis left Boston Whaler and founded Cape Dory Yachts. Until its demise 28 years later, the East Taunton, Massachusetts, company built close to 3,000 sailboats, ranging in length from 10 to 45 feet, until it


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Sailing Is About Surprises

We learn to expect the unexpected, then tell the story Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 Fifteen miles off the coast of Mexico on a sunny New Year’s Day, 2012, the autopilot steering, my wife, Windy, and I and our two daughters were eating lunch on the foredeck of our home, a 40-foot sloop. Windy saw it […]


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A First Sail to Remember . . .

. . . but not one to brag about or to repeat Issue 123: Nov/Dec 2018 When I was 15 or so I spent my weekends hanging out at the local yacht club looking pitiful until an old man felt sorry for me and took me for a sail. His name was Alan Byrd and […]


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Product Profiles

Issue 123: Nov/Dec 2018 Zippers made zippy I love this stuff. E-Z Snap Zipper & Snap Lubricant really works. I had some tough-to-use zippers aboard: the cheap plastic ones sewn into our dodger windows and the metal ones on my tool bags. After one liberal application of this protectant/lubricant they worked better than ever — […]


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