Reader Photos
Back by popular demand we bring you photos sent to us by our readers. Apparently no sailor can avoid being proud of the boat he owns and impressed by other boats he sees while out there sailing. Some of these are boats in action, some are at rest. All are boats well loved.
US Yacht 25
This is a photo of me towing a power boat I found disabled with a seasick skipper 2 miles offshore while sailing our 1982 US Yacht 25 from Niantic, CT to New London in a very stiff breeze and 4 foot seas. Since he was trying to get to New London also, I threw him a line and towed him to New London harbor and up the Thames River under main sail alone. It drew a lot of attention from curious onlookers! -- George Berntsen
Brewer 41
Robert and Elyse Brown have returned from a circumnavigation aboard Iron Mistress, a modified Brewer 41 cutter with radius chine hull. They completed a double-handed circumnavigation between 2003 and 2008: 38,000 nautical miles with no major breakdowns. They recently wrote to designer Ted Brewer: "Your modified Corten design has sailed around the world successfully -- built by Mooney Marine. Here's a photo taken at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand." See more at their website <http://www.ironmistress.com>.
Easterly 30
Brian Cleverly sends this photo of the boat he owned in New Zealand. Velero is a 1973 New Zealand designed and built Easterly 30. He captured this sunset scene in 2003 in New Zealand's Pelorus Sound (part of the Marlborough Sounds).
Flicka & Trinka
Peter Poanessa on "Alsek" took this photo of Mark Firestone's PSC Flicka "Chloe" and his Trinka 8 "Sweet P" as the sunset in Block Island, R.I. last summer. -- Mark Firestone
Laser 2000
A recent photo my two girls, Emily (7) and Lily (6), obviously enjoying themselves crewing on Daddy's almost-good old boat (Laser 2000 Yves Klein Blue) at the Middle Nene Sailing Club, October 2009. -- Court Rawson, Northamptonshire, England
Allied Seawind 30.5
This is a photo of my 1962 Allied Seawind 30.5 ketch, hull # 7. The boat is in excellent condition. The picture was taken at Medio Mundo Passage off the coast of Ceiba, PR. It's a very good anchorage on the lee of the island. -- Robert Rodriguez
Sandy Point Lighthouse
The picture of Sandy Point Lighthouse was taken while we were sailing north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after competing in the 2009 Hospice Cup in Annapolis, MD. We are sailing a 1974 Dufour 27, the winds on that rainy day varied from the East, South and West at 3 to 25 Knots.
During the race, we had to reef the Main before the start, unreef the Main and roll in the the Genoa on the next leg and then we rolled out the Genoa for the down wind leg. Oh, what fun my husband and his friend Alberto had. -- Donna Paden
Bayfield 29
How we spend out winter: Fula Beans, a Bayfield 29, and her tender Ham (a 1983 Uffa Fox-designed O'Day Javelin)
I could do a piece for you on the pairing of the 14 footer with a 29 footer in Northeast coastal waters. It would be a romp. -- Bob Brodsky
Copper Harbor's Bell
I took this photo of Copper Harbor's bell, near the South Shore, at sunset in Aug. 2009. -- Kim Erickson, Washburn, WI
Countess 44 ketch
Here is one of my favorite sailing photos, taken on a windy day on Lake Charlevoix, board Algonquin, my Countess 44 ketch. Pictured are my wife Darcie Witherspoon and her mother Dotty Mudd. -- Jim Witherspoon
Rhodes 22
I'm always thankful for the Good Old Boat review of the Rhodes 22 (back in 2004, I think) which clinched my search for a small keelboat. I ordered Lady Grace (right) shortly after reading your glowing review....what a wonderful boat she's turned out to be! She's kept on a mooring in front of my house here on Pleasant Lake in New London, NH. Always sad to put her away for the long winter....the picture shows her last sail amidst our beautiful fall colors here in New England.
As your review pointed out, her in mast furling...unique for a 22 footer....perfectly compliments me as a single handed sailor. Our mountain lake is subject to highly variable and sometimes quite severe winds. Her sail plan gives me an infinite range of choices to perfectly match our ever changing sailing conditions. Thank you for introducing me to the Rhodes 22 and keep up the wonderful work you do with Good Old Boat. -- Dan Snyder, New London, NH
Searunner 25
Bear watches departure. Taken by my wife as I sailed away from dock and dog at Longbranch, WA in my Searunner 25, Halloween 2006. It was blowing about 30 knots outside the bay, and I needed that double reef and the #1 jib. I learned a lot about prudence that day, and was thankful to have had no passengers as I beat to windward with the incoming tide; three hulls are better than one, but not in a steep chop on a tough beat. -- Will Saunders, Olympia, WA
Kayaking to the fog
On my way down to my boat one morning I looked out at a fog bank just lifting from around Squaxin Island, in south Puget Sound. I kept looking and saw a tiny kayak crossing the inlet from Boston Harbor Marina. -- Will Saunders, Olympia, WA
No Wind
Taken in August at Stockton Lake aboard Haiku. The grandchildren of Rick and Denise Cantrell have a good time without wind. -- Rick Cantrell
O'Day 25
After living in Rochester, NY for over 20 years, I finally got out on Lake Ontario after my father-in-law realized his dream of having a boat by purchasing a '77 O'Day 25 that needed a little TLC after being abandoned in a local yard. I realized a dream I hadn't known I'd had of having unlimited access to a sailboat for myself and my family.
These pictures are of the first family sail with my wife and 4 kids after the boat, Day Dreamer, was finally in the water late in the season. We went out on a Sunday morning, and had a great time as a family enjoying the boat on the water. If you look closely, I couldn't even get the main all the way up, as we had a couple jammed sheaves, but we weren't going to let that stop us. We dropped the mast the next week, cleaned up the sheaves and got everything working better than ever. -- Wes Nance, Rochester, NY
O'Day Again
One more of my wife Shannon on a different Sunday, her very first time at the tiller, looking up at the windex trying to learn her points of sail. This was a particularly beautiful day on Lake Ontario and we had a great sail, also on the O'day 25. We are really enjoying learning to sail! -- Wes Nance, Rochester, NY
Stick in the Mud
Doug Sherr sends this photo of his boat stuck in the mud at Matanzas Pass at Ft. Myers Beach. He says he's thinking of making a poster of it, since it brings a smile to the faces of all who see it. We suspect that he may not have been smiling the day he took this photo, however.
Morgan 321
Weekend Pass is a 1982 Morgan 321. I have owned her for five years now having purchased her in Florida in 2004. She is a nice basic coastal cruiser with a new Yanmar 3GM and new suit of sails. Weekend Pass is easily driven to hull speed with a 135 genoa and standard main. I added a bit of new teak trim to the companionway hatch and sea hood but otherwise all of the wood is original with a good bit of TLC and some Cetol Light added. I have applied Brightside polyurethane paint to the non-skid areas. All of the gelcote is original. It is amazing what a 2000 grit wet sanding, polishing and waxing will do to bring the best out of a 27 year old hull.
I spend as much time as I can get away with my wife Karen and my two daughters Kathleen and Emma sailing her on the Magothy River, the Chesapeake Bay and the Wye River. I had always wanted to get pictures of Weekend Pass underway and my wife obliged this obsession and took this shot on a really nice late morning on the Magothy River this past September. My wife Karen was located in a chase boat owned by my older brother Michael. She took nearly 400 pictures that morning with a Nikon D50 digital SLR camera.
Thanks for such a nice magazine. It keeps me sane through the winter!
Newport 27-S MKII
Thanks to your including it in Mailbuoy, I’ve discovered an amazing new avenue for my techy interests -- Kite Aerial Photography ! -- and can’t wait to get my own kite and (waterproof) camera and try snapping my own shots of our newly refurbished ’83 Newport 27-S MKII I call Listen, with our new Epifanes Bold Yellow top-sides … (rolled with a “mohair” roller … did NO tipping, with gorgeous results!)
Here’s a shot we took last month from our dingy, nestled into Worton Creek at dusk, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake, across from Baltimore and Middle River. I can’t wait to see what shots I get from the kite flying in a stiff wind off our lee! Thanks again for a great treat of a magazine. -- Jeff Stennett, Magothy River, MD.
Monsun
From the deck of Lagom, a 1974 Hallberg-Rassy Monsun in Chicago's Monroe Harbor. Jane Ducham captured this spectacular view. Meanwhile husband Paul hung inverted from the stern, fighting to free the harness from the mooring buoy before putting Lagom up for the winter. -- Jane & Paul Ducham
San Juan 21
I bought the boat from the original owner last fall, knowing very little about sailing except that it sounded like something fun that I wanted to try. We towed it 1,200 miles down to San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico at the end of February and took a sailing lesson, then spent most of March sailing daily and practicing the basics. When we returned home to Colorado we put the boat in at the reservoir closest to our house, Chatfield, just to be able to go out in the evening after work and get some experience. This photo was taken on such an evening in May. We set the sails for a nice downwind run using the whisker pole (wing and wing, main sail out on one side and the jib out to the other) very pleasant downwind sailing in a light breeze. In 2 months we sailed over a hundred nautical miles on a reservoir only 1500 acres in size, so you know we did lots of tacking and jibing. Today we had snow here and the boat's back in the garage, where it will get some more upgrades, like interior cushions and paint, before going back to Mexico in February. The boat is a 1976 San Juan 21 named Emma Joy, after our dog. -- Dave Homerding, Idledale, CO.
On Lake George, NY
Attached is a photo that I took last fall of a good old boat under sail in Lake George, NY. I cannot identify the boat make/model or crew. Use it if you like. The photo is really just an excuse to thank you and Jerry for publishing Good Old Boat. Your magazine is the best! Safe sailing to you both. -- David Markowitz, Oday 272, Lake George
Catalina 30
Umiak is a Catalina 30 that belongs to Carole D'Aoust-Martin of our club. Ladies Sailing Night is a regular event at our club. The women say they like going out and just having fun on the water without men yelling at them and getting hyper when the spill a bit of wind. The photographer, Shirley Macdonald, has taken a lot of shots for us over the years. We include them in our newsletters, on our website photo journals and have albums available in our club house. -- Don Davies
Aquarius 23
I took this picture of my boat yesterday, and liked the way it came out. I perhaps you could use it. The boat is a 1973 Coastal Recreation Aquarius 23, named Meraj. (The green stringy thing in the front is my hammock.) -- Michael Tackie
C&C Corvette
Another pic of Dulcinea under a beautiful Lake Huron sky off Bayfield, ON just a few days ago. "Sunny - sunny - sunny days!" No filter, just good old mother nature and my camera conspiring to give me a good pic in spite of my efforts to do otherwise! I was sailing alone and had to dash forward, step over the genoa sheets (it was the only sail running at the time), fire off a few quick pics and then dash back to the cockpit to grab the tiller before we fell off the wind and I found myself in irons. This sailing thing is fun! -- Dave Hughes, London, ON .
Ericson 30
This is an aerial photo taken from a kite camera as we were sailing back from Block Island last weekend. Credit for the photo goes to Bruce Perry who flew the kite from the cockpit. The boat belongs to us: Bill Litke and Joanne Zanella – Litke. She is a 1970 Ericson 30 – 1 which has had many upgrades over the 11 years we have owned her. One of the workers signed underneath a hatchboard the date 8-7-69 so we have used this date to celebrate the 40th birthday of TUMULT 2. Hope you like the photo as much as we do. -- Bill Litke, Shennecossett Yacht Club, Groton CT.
Flying Scots
I wanted to pass along the attached photo. It was taken at sunset this past month of a portion of the New Castle Sailing Club fleet on the Delaware River off New Castle, DE. The boats are Thistles and Flying Scots. The entire fleet of 12 boats are mutually owned by the clubs members who pay a $300 per year fee and have full access to the boats (once certified), weekly instruction, and Saturday races. It's a wonderful scenario. Very affordable and almost eliminates the need and expense of buying your own boat. Our club and others like it may be a good ol story for the magazine. Let me know if you're intersted and I'll put you in touch with our Commodore. -- David Crossan, Wilmington, DE
Allied Ludders 33
This is a picture of our Allied Luders 33. The picture was taken in June at Stockton Island in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.The boat is/was a 1969 Annapolis Boat Show boat and has been in our family since 1975. This boat has sailed from Lake Superior to the Bahamas and back three times and still shows and sails like new! -- Luanne Fogelson
Catboat
Catboat at mooring near Brooklin, Maine. While attending seamanship courses at the Wooden Boat School during the worst stretch of rainy/foggy weather in WBS history (6/28-7/4/09), we encountered this quiet scene during rowing practice. -- Larry Arvidson
Sisters
I have attached a photo that I took one cloudy morning sailing with my two youngest daughters, Erica and Jessica. I think it captures the beauty, excitement, and intrigue that being on the water and moving under the power of the wind can bring. -- Eric Taylor
Beneteau F235
A nice sunset pic of a recent row back from our ‘91 Beneteau F235 Peregrine, which we keep moored in a sailboat-only cove on 5,000 acre Lake Jacomo in Fleming Park, just east of Kansas City. Peregrine is in the rear on the left, on the outside. I’m working the dink with girlfriend Diann (stern) and friend Karen (bow) aboard. A perfect June evening, 75 degrees and a five knot breeze – enough to keep the sleepers all pointed in one direction – up the cove. Photo credit goes to Jim Plante, taken from an iPhone (believe it or not).-- Mike Joseph
Tartan 30
I just received the latest edition and saw the Tartan 30 photo on page 6. This is our Tartan 30C we purchased in 2007 and have been working to restore. Last year the topsides were sanded, primed and awlgripped. Following was re-setting the portlites to stop leaks and replacing surrounding wood. Now it is engine work and exhaust system. It will be many years before we have it where we want it to be but what a great project to have. June 6 was a beautiful day in Pensacola FL. After the start of a local race we crossed the line in front of the committee boat and got this photo. She is Tartan 200 and we named her Ruach. It is a hebrew word which means Holy Wind- Rush of Wind -Spirit Wind- the part of the soul that returns to God. All meanings fit for me when we are sailing! -- Scott Wilson\Pace, Florida (Pensacola)
Stone Horse
Rubaiyat is a Stone Horse pocketcruiser, aka knockabout, built by Edey & Duff in Mattapoisett, Mass. My wife and I had just trimmed her close after leaving the Rondout Creek for a wonderful Memorial Day sail. She had just been commissioned a few days earlier and this day-sail proved to be a wonderful shake-down cruise. We had unusually steady 12 knot winds out of the North for about 4 hours. The view includes the base of the sitka spruce mast, the underside of the main boom, the trim of the staysail, the port & starboard dorade boxes, various rigging and the east shore of the Hudson about a half-mile North of the Rhinecliff RR station. -- Larry Arvidson
Ensign
I am learning about boating photography by volunteering my time for our local sailing community. I have a photo that I called "On the Edge" from last week's Sealake Yacht Sales & Lakewood Yacht Club's Shoe Regatta on Galveston Bay. It's a 25-30 + year old Ensign that broached, recovered and won the race. In fact, I have some nice shots all of the 5 Ensigns. There are about 15 of these beautiful boats left after Ike, mainly from the Houston Yacht Club, and I think it would make a great story called "Still Crazy After All These Years!" Maybe I can try my hand at writing and interview old friends from HYCL that have many stories about the "Gentlemen Racers". -- Jimmy Rogers
Kenner Privateer Ketch
We love Good Old Boat magazine, have been subscribers since 2003 before we bought our cruising sailboat, a Kenner Privateer Ketch, Stardust. I took this picture from up on the mainmast in 2005. We had planned to send it for a while, but it is not particularly showing off the boat, or of a navaid. -- Jack Doskow
C&C Corvette
This pic was taken from the cockpit of Dulcinea, our 1967 C&C "Corvette" (Hull #29) last September on a beautiful fall evening at Bayfield, ON.
Dulcinea, showing her age and patina from many years of wandering the Great Lakes, was purchased in July 2008 from her 2nd owner Erwin Embacher of Thornbury, On. She is my first "good old boat" and I intend to restore her fully to her former glory with modern conveniences as time and money permit. Harbour Lights Marina in Bayfield, ON is her new home now. --Dave Hughes, London, ON
Bristol 29
Steve, my boat partner and I were invited to Lakewood Yacht Club's 14th Annual "Keels&Wheels Concours d'Elegance." Maloha, our good old Bristol 29 took 'Best in Class.' After 4 yrs. of work, this show was really a high. Now it's time to catch up on our sailing. And if anyone asks how you bring an old derelict back to this stage; you have to find two ladies like Pam and BJ who will let you go to the boat every weekend and support the effort. --Niels Daugbjerg
Amazing sailboat
Aloha, I live just south of Hilo hawaii along the coast and there was a gorgeous boat sailing by today. I took a photo and here it is. Looked like a great old boat!!! -- Keith Hollenback
Gaff-rigged sloop 21
Ahoy! Attached is a pic of Flying Hambone, a Gaff-rigged sloop I bought in New Orleans while in college...I trucked her to California after graduation and spent a lot of time on Whiskeytown Lake, near Redding, California, where the picture was shot...she was built in Michigan and sailed down the Mississippi to The Big Easy where, I was told, her builder lived aboard her for a few years, she is only 21' LOA. LOVE Good Old Boat! Keep up the good work! -- Henry Challe
San Juan 21
Here's my wife, Barb Homerding, at the tiller on our 1976 San Juan 21, Emma Joy (after our dog), which I bought from the original owner here in Colorado. Last fall I did a few upgrades (new electrical) and maintenance (new trailer bearings) over the winter in my garage, and trailered to San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico (about 1,200 miles each way) for 17 days of sailing in the Sea of Cortez in early March. Being newbie sailors we took a lesson from Vince Radice the first day and spent the rest of the time practicing the basics and having a great time...this weekend we put it in our local lake, and plan on getting a lot more experience. -- Dave Homerding, Idledale, Colorado
Aquarius 23
Here is a favorite shot of my 1975 Aquarius 23 which I have sailed from Gig Harbour Washington to Princess Louisa BC on several occasions. I hope you might post it in the Gallery. -- Laurence Boag of Chico CA, a loyal subscriber who flies his Good Old Boat Burgee religiously!
Dana 24
Here's a shot of my 1987 Dana 24, Graceful Exit taken out on the San Francisco Bay in the summer of 2005. --
Laurence Boag, who flies his Good Old Boat Burgee religiously!
We have a page of photos sent to us prior to the above, but had to start a second page. You guys are really prolific photographers.
