
A Pearson Vanguard For the Ages
A few years ago, a friend wanted to enter his 1960s-era Luders 33 in the Marion–Bermuda race, but a surveyor, without citing any specific shortcoming, declined to stamp it. “These… Read more »
A few years ago, a friend wanted to enter his 1960s-era Luders 33 in the Marion–Bermuda race, but a surveyor, without citing any specific shortcoming, declined to stamp it. “These… Read more »
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) recently published the revised book of USCG Regulations for Recreational Boats, which contains the pertinent parts of the regulation (Title 33 and 46,… Read more »
James Douglas (Doug) Rosborough, founder of Rosborough Boats of Halifax, Nova Scotia, died on April 23, 2020, a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was 91. A self-taught designer, Rosborough… Read more »
At the Düsseldorf boat show earlier this year, RS Electric, a sister company to RS Sailing, a U.K. builder of dinghies, beach catamarans, and small keelboats (RS Aero, RS Feva,… Read more »
While COVID-19 dominates the headlines, the slow burn of climate change is still with us and increasingly impacts how boats are built. Take, for instance, the replacement of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),… Read more »
Designer Scott Jutson checked in with us from New Zealand as he was waiting to board one of the last flights back to Vancouver, Canada, to ride out the coronavirus… Read more »
Quirky marine toilets are a reliable source of wonder and potty humor during onboard cocktail banter, but they’re a lot less amusing if you’re the master, mate, or mechanic charged… Read more »
Traveling any portion of Amsterdam’s more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) of canals, or grachten, visitors quickly realize why The Netherlands’ constitutional capital is also called the “Venice of the North.”… Read more »
Edward Donald Fry, designer and builder of a diverse portfolio of military, commercial, and leisure vessels, died on Nov. 21, 2019, in North Fort Meyers, Florida. He was born in… Read more »
California designer Tom Wylie, 73 (PBB Nos. 75 and 152), can look back on a long line of seminal boats from his drafting table. Among them are successful ocean racers… Read more »