by Deborah Bach
May 21 2012 in Boats, My Boat, Slider by Deborah Bach
When J. Foster Fanning and Catherine Brown set eyes on their 1988 S-2 9.2C, they were immediately taken. They loved the 30-foot boat’s trailerability and its well-equipped interior, which includes a full V-berth, a master aft cabin and a salon big enough to host two couples for dinner. They can often be found sailing Aquila on Lake [...]
by Deborah Bach
May 7 2012 in Boats, My Boat by Deborah Bach
When Darren and Cindy Matwichuk first looked at their future boat 12 years ago, Cindy wasn’t crazy about it. It had been a racing sailboat and had minimal accommodations and little storage. The couple extensively overhauled the boat, adding a king-sized bed, a seating area, a shower and extra storage. They now live happily aboard [...]
by Deborah Bach
Apr 23 2012 in Boats, My Boat by Deborah Bach
Tim Hoehn grew up sailing on the Great Lakes and bought his first fixer-upper boat, a Capri Cyclone 13, at age 10. He had several other boats before buying his 1976 Cape Dory Typhoon, Rissa, four years ago. She’s homeported in Oak Harbor, Wash. Tell us about your boat’s name. Rissa is a the genus [...]
by Deborah Bach
Apr 9 2012 in My Boat by Deborah Bach
Wendy Hinman and Garth Wilcox circumnavigated the Pacific, sailing more than 34,000 miles and visiting 19 countries for seven years. Their mode of transport was a 1979, Tom Wylie-designed cold molded custom cutter, Velella. The 31-foot boat fit their budget better than it fit Garth’s tall frame. Though he couldn’t stand or sit up straight in their floating home, [...]
by Deborah Bach
Apr 2 2012 in My Boat by Deborah Bach
Some parents enroll their children in private school for their middle school years, but Jim and Jeanna Rard took to the sea instead. With their two daughters, Molly and Jessie, they embarked on a two-year trip from Seattle to Australia and back on their 2007 Jeanneau 49P, Ruby Slippers.
by Deborah Bach
Mar 19 2012 in My Boat by Deborah Bach
On Three Sheets Northwest we typically only profile boats owned by boaters in, well, the Northwest, since that’s the area we cover. But we’re making an exception this time to highlight the 25-foot, 2006 Parker 2520 XL owned by New York resident Capt. Vincent Pica. Pica’s boat, which is homeported in Westhampton Beach, New [...]
by Deborah Bach
Mar 5 2012 in Boats, My Boat by Deborah Bach
The perfect boat can come your way when you least expect it. That was the case with Dean Grabski’s 1975 Cape Dory 25, which he found on the same day he sold his previous boat. Stairway, which has a connection to rock ‘n roll royalty, is homeported in Eugene, Oregon.
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