Stowaway!
Written by Wayne & Laurel HillNO ONE APPRECIATES AN UNINVITED GUEST ON A LONG passage, especially the slithery, fang-laden type. So when my husband, Wayne, and I discovered a four-foot snake aboard our 57-foot Nordhavn, Long Ranger, we were perplexed-not to mention a little frightened.
Our trip began in West Palm Beach, Florida, en route to Nova Scotia, our summer cruising destination. On board with us was our invited guest, Dick Nolan, a Harvard professor and enthusiastic boater yearning to experience a passage. Due to weather conditions, we followed the Intracoastal Waterway to Norfolk, Virginia, and then up to New Jersey.
Secrets Of A Sea Trial
Written by Robert M. LaneYOU DECIDE TO BUY A NEW BOAT. SEND SEVERAL large checks to the builder, drop in occasionally to check progress and to make suggestions. And then, guess what?
You don't get invited to the sea trial.
For good reasons.
Found In Sweden GB42 Hull No. 1
Written by Robert M. LaneNOT LONG AGO, WHILE WRITING ABOUT THE LAUNCHING OF THE 1,500TH 42- foot Grand Banks, I wondered in print about the whereabouts of the first GB42-a woody built in 1965-and expressed hope that she still was in great shape and keeping people happy.
40-Foot Trawler Braves Cape Horn
Written by Ken Murray"YOU CAME DOWN HERE IN THAT? "
Helen and I looked at each other with that "do they know something we don't?" look, quickly followed by the "maybe we shouldn't be doing this..." look. But it was too late. We already had arrived in Ushuaia, the southernmost port in Argentina, on Beagle Channel, only 75 miles from legendary Cape Horn.
