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A 26-foot boat and a 2,000-mile maiden voyage

Several months ago, a reader called regarding the photo of a 26-foot Duffy on the cover of our September issue, which focused on a back-to-basics theme. - He was in the market for another boat, liked what he saw and wished we'd...

Bermuda One-Two Race 2009

Doug Campbell

Doug Campbell muses on all things nautical while living and working aboard Robin, his Westsail 32. Currently he is participating in the Bermuda One-Two Race from Newport.

Time for a tune-up before cruising season

Jack Sherwood

When I began sailing in the mid-1960s, my watery world was limited to the Severn River, which opened to the great unknown (to me) Chesapeake Bay some three miles distant. - My first sailboat, a National One-Design, was moored in a cove...

Side-scan sonar for the Everyman

Tim Coleman

Every angler can become a little more perceptive with the newest line of high-tech side scanners - Mark Bertini of Big Coppitt Key, Fla., has one in his 27-foot Contender to find wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico near Key West. Capt....