Doug Peterson: 1945–2017
Yacht designer Doug Peterson’s name was far more often associated with winning races than losing. He worked on several successful America’s Cup campaigns, so it is ironic that the day… Read more »
Rovings
Ocean 1 Yachts Tender as Fast as a Foiler
Some things never change…except boats go faster and faster. In 1957–58 Jakob Isbrandtsen, owner of the 12-Meter Easterner competing in the America’s Cup trials off Newport, Rhode Island, bought an… Read more »
Solar Sal: A Sun-Powered Ferry
Sun-powered boats continue to evolve, thanks to improvements in the collection of solar energy and its storage in batteries. David Borton, of Troy, New York, is a solar enthusiast who… Read more »
Speed Dreamer Vlad Murnikov
When we get communications from Vlad Murnikov, I never know what I’ll find, but I count on being surprised. Murnikov, after all, is the bright mind behind the unorthodox 82‘… Read more »
Viking Life-Saving Equipment
On a recent passage along Norway’s fjord-strewn coast, I visited a research, development, and manufacturing facility belonging to the well-known life raft manufacturer Viking. Its full name, Viking Life-Saving Equipment,… Read more »
Thin Ply Prepregs
The recently announced collaboration of U.K.-based Fibre Mechanics and the Swiss company North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) almost seems like Samsung and Apple working together to make better smartphones, on… Read more »
Glen L. Witt Passes
Glen L. Witt, who marketed hundreds of boat designs, mainly for amateur builders, died June 13 at the age of 98. In his early 30s he enrolled in what was… Read more »
Lyman-Morse Builds New in Wood and Glue
Cold-molding has been around since the development of good glues, mid-20th century, but it was the formulation of high-grade epoxy resins that allowed builders to construct stiff, lightweight, monocoque hulls… Read more »
Jarrett Bay Boatworks Wins Refit Show Excellence Award
At last January’s Refit International Exhibition & Conference, sponsored by Professional BoatBuilder magazine and hosted by the Broward County Convention Center, Jarrett Bay Boatworks won a Refit Excellence Award for… Read more »
Curt Whiticar Dies at 106 Years
The press is fond of asking centenarians their secrets to long life, and the answers often include no booze (or maybe just a nip a day), but you never hear:… Read more »
