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The truth about cruising
Not exactly perfect, it’s still life at its best Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 There are few human endeavors more rewarding than cruising under sail. The thrill of a fast reach across the trades, the peace of an idyllic harbor, the novelty of living aboard your floating home in new places — it’s a lifestyle

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Chrysler 22
Sounds like a car, but this trailerable cruiser sails like a pedigree Herreshoff Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 In 1965, the Chrysler Corporation entered the marine marketplace by acquiring Lone Star Boats and West Bend Outboards. During that first year of production, all three of the names (Lone Star, Chrysler, and Chrysler/West Bend) were noted

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Sharp as a laser beam — Bruce Kirby
A keen racer, this Canadian started out as a journalist before teaching himself yacht design Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 “Cheat the nursing home — die in your Laser.” That catch-phrase appears on bumper stickers, Laser trailers, and websites as far away as Sweden. It’s only one indication of the loyalty Laser sailors worldwide feel

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Reworking a classic
Their Hinckley 38 dreamboat came with a multi-year project list Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Nixon was in the oval office, the Vietnam War was dividing the country, and up in quiet Southwest Harbor, Maine, H.R. Hinckley and Co. (now The Hinckley Co.) was building beautiful sailboats that have since become classics. The company’s William

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Reliable 31s
Three modified full-keel 31-footers Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The Eldredge-McInnis-designed perky little Eastward Ho 24 has always been one of my very favorite designs in her size range, a superb little cruiser, so it was a pleasure to be asked to review her larger sister, the Eastward Ho 31. I had some difficulty getting

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