Obituary: Derek Kelsall
The sailing world has lost a pioneering multihull designer and boat-builder. Derek Kelsall, who famously introduced Eric Tabarly to multihulls, and who was one of the first to champion foam… Read more »
Construction
New Shop Co-Op
On January 1, 2023, a new co-operative in the Port of Port Townsend, Washington, officially opened its doors for business. On paper, the new entity is called the Shop Co-Op… Read more »
A Bigger, Faster Rage
California designer Tom Wylie and Oregon boatbuilder Steve Rander, both industry veterans, have one more long, skinny, and predictably swift boat in them. A recent visit to the workshop under… Read more »
Annual ABYC Meeting Roundup
At its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January, the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) welcomed new board members and celebrated award recipients. Simultaneously, experts from all fields… Read more »
Sargassum Harvester
by Peter Swanson [A] boatbuilder once lamented to me that he couldn’t screen customers by insisting on a psychiatric evaluation before taking their deposits. He was joking, of course, but… Read more »
VacPuc Checks Your Vacuum Bags
It’s possible to monitor houses, cars, cats, and boats by smartphone, so why not check vacuum bags during resin infusion? Now composite technicians have this option with VacPuc, a new… Read more »
Folding Multihulls
Folding multihulls and their beam-reduction strategies. “I’ll be surprised if you can find space in the harbor for that thing,” I heard him say as my new 37‘ (11.3m) trimaran… Read more »
Slippery Nigel Irens Launch
Clara, a modest and deceptively simple launch, is the latest powerboat project from U.K. yacht designer Nigel Irens, and a timely reminder that boating can be simple, efficient, affordable, and… Read more »
A Fiat Barge Goes to College
A yacht designer and a boatbuilder walk into a bar. Says the yacht designer: “You might live on a beautiful island with a barn full of boats, but you can’t… Read more »
Duracell’s Refit for Cruising
Matt Steverson and Janni Petersen, experienced cruisers in their mid-30s, are restoring Mike Plant’s first Open 60, Duracell, in Port Townsend, Washington. They document their doings on their own YouTube… Read more »
