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Center Console views

Plan view

1. With a huge wraparound settee, there’s plenty of room for guests. Beneath the port and starboard sides is lockable rod storage, and a 368-quart compartment on centerline can be used for storage.

Miles away in one sense, light years in another

Unique voyage to ‘the other side of the water’ spotlights Haiti’s tragedies as well as its boatbuilding

Author Geert van der Kolk initiated a nautical experiment: commission the building of a traditional Haitian sloop and sail it to Florida. Dutch novelist Geert van der Kolk was cruising the Bahamas aboard his 30-foot sailboat, Sea Scout, when he experienced firsthand the sad reality of Haiti’s boat people.

To tack, you just flip the bird

Back in the fall of 2007, two men — admirers of Haitian sloops — met for lunch at the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Annapolis, Md.

One was Geert van der Kolk, and the other was me.

The best of both worlds

Motorsailers settle the age-old question of sail or power by combining the two in one boat

Island Packet SP Cruiser Many consider the motorsailer to involve compromise. Often, the word “compromise” implies that something is less than great. My wife and I have lived on two motorsailers for the last 30 years, and we believe a good motorsailer isn’t necessarily a compromise, but a creation that follows its own unique definition and purpose. As such, it can be an ideal cruising boat.

A modern motorsailer

Components of a good motorsailer

Nordhavn 56 MS 1. Mast and sail area are ample for sailing and motorsailing

but not too much to be handled easily by a small crew.

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