Welcome Aboard
Current issue highlights: all about sea hoods, review of the Tartan 28, taming the squealing beast (diesel engine), making a multihull, outboard motor mount, a light air mains'l and the classiest Cal 25 ever?
Speaking seriously: travelers 101, doing the (sail) twist, Bob Perry's stern talk and make a coverup for the back of your instruments.
Lighter fare: let's get over it, just sailin' mon, seeking the perfect boat, reflections, a successful circumnavigator passes on lessons learned and, of course, loads of more great stuff!
What's New At Good Old Boat
New did-'em-ourselves videos
Have we mentioned our growing library of new short videos? Lately, we've been playing with this new-fangled technology called "moving pictures." As it turns out, if a picture is worth a thousand words, a movie can be worth two thousand words! Our new series of videos includes Dock Walks featuring special boats we find on the docks where we sail, Boat Projects with a focus on the DIY projects we do on our boats, and Cooking on a Hook with an emphasis on simple cooking in small spaces.
This video library will grow again after we put our boats away for the winter. Our sailing season's too short for sitting at a computer in the summer. If you have discovered video cameras and editing and want to contribute your own videos, please contact Michael Facius for details.
Two new T-shirts
Our hats are off to J.R. Holm, a reader who suggested a couple of sayings for new T-shirt designs. We promptly sandbagged two of our previous designs and went with J.R.’s suggestions, proving how highly we value subscriber input!
Sailing artist Tom Payne did the magic once more, putting his paintbrush to the slogans and creating a couple of new designs we hope you’ll be proud to wear in the marina and around town.
To order these or to see the other styles in our, umm, “Tom Payne Collection of Logo Gear for the Rest of Us,” please visit our online Books and Gear page.
Brand-new Good Old Boat Regatta
The St. Petersburg Sailing Association will host its first-ever Good Old Boat Regatta January 23. This will be a fun race for all. Protests won't happen. In the best tradition of Good Old Boat Regattas, we anticipate boat-boasting, partying, and fun for all. The SPSA is a non-profit organization that has been hosting regular PHRF and one-design races since 1972 and sails out of the St. Petersburg Sailing Center. The Good Old St. Petersburg Yacht Club (which held its 100th anniversary in 2009) will be the scene of the laid-back Friday evening pre-race event and the Saturday-night post-race party <http://www.spyc.org>. A Notice of Race is posted at <http://www.spsa.us>. Your stalwart Good Old Boat editors (that’d be Karen Larson and Jerry Powlas) will be there for the weekend event. Come on down! We’ll see you there!
Editors Interviewed
Tory Silvia of The Sailing Channel interviews Karen and Jerry at the 2009 Annapolis Boatshow in this new 2-minute video.
Audiobooks
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers. While sailing in the Baltic Sea, two men suddenly find themselves enmeshed in uncovering a secret German plot to invade England. The Riddle of the Sands is heralded as the first true spy novel, written by Childers in part as a warning to the British government to bolster their presence in the North Sea. This story features equally thrilling scenes of espionage and adventures at sea.
Includes a PDF map, CD jacket, and track listing. Approximately 11.3 hours listening time. Read by Jeremy McGeary. In MP3 format, this and other fine books are available as downloads or shipped CDs from www.AudioSeaStories.com.
