MANY AUTHORS have tried to describe the intriguing bond between boats and mankind, but few have done it as well as John Steinbeck. When S...

  THE COCKPIT of a sailboat is where most of the action takes place, but why is it called the cockpit? The dictionary tells us that a cockpi...

A MESSAGE from Ivor Tungin-Cheaque, Chairman of Vigor’s Silent Fan Club, says: O Wise and Wonderful One: Once again, a dilemma of ...

IT’S TIME for East Coast boaters to start worrying about hurricanes. One owner of a 35-foot sailboat who often crosses over to the Bahamas ...

A MESSAGE from Frank, in Columbus, Ohio, says: “Dear John: You once wrote a column about lapstrake planking. I was recently visiting in ...

HOW OFTEN have you heard a boat owner say: "I need more power to fight the current.   I need a bigger engine." Whenever I h...

IT PAYS SAILBOAT BUYERS to be suspicious about deck-stepped masts. It pays to check if the deck directly beneath the mast has sagged. And...