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(With apologies to Joshua Slocum) Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 In the March 2000 issue of Practical Sailor editor Dan Spurr describes how he came to sell his Tartan 44, Viva. He concludes that he has lost money on the five boats he has owned, considering the purchase price, cost of upgrade parts, and selling
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Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 You’re not thinking sailing!” my husband once admonished me after a particularly stupid error on my part. Not only was I not thinking sailing, I was resenting what had come to seem a sort of imprisonment imposed on me — not by my husband, but by my sense of duty
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The Pearson Triton occupies a niche in the maritime hall of fame Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 They’re everywhere. More than 700 Carl Alberg-designed Tritons were built between 1959 and 1967 by Pearson Yachts in Rhode Island and Aeromarine Plastics in California, and most of them are still floating. Many have undertaken serious voyages, for
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Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 Most of the people I talk to, including many boating professionals, don’t know the difference between brass and bronze. Many use the words interchangeably. Although brass and bronze have the same base metal, copper, there is a substantial difference between the two. Others think there is only one brass and
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Call him apostle or zealot, Roger Winiarski believes in bronze Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 If he’s not a “bronze god,” Roger Winiarski at least ranks as an angel to anyone looking for hardware for a boat of classic design. I met Roger after almost giving up on finding a bronze gooseneck that would fit
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