Sailing Totem: The 40-Year Refit
In the midst of our massive 40-year refit of our Stevens 47, Totem, we’re still dreaming: Do we want to make the changes needed to fly a Code Zero?
In the midst of our massive 40-year refit of our Stevens 47, Totem, we’re still dreaming: Do we want to make the changes needed to fly a Code Zero?
Every boat needs a Happiness Engineer to make sure the crew’s morale stays high.
Since misery should be optional as a cruiser, the Totem crew has moved ashore while their boat has major work done in the yard.
Now that Totem is out of the water, the crew reflects on how the Coppercoat antifouling is holding up.
While cruising boats from the ’70s and ’80s might still have a lot going for them, keeping them seaworthy can involve a long to-do list.
Halfway through his latest circumnavigation, Webb Chiles made several upgrades to Gannet, his Moore 24, to make the rest of the journey safer and more comfortable.
The first step of a refit to prepare our classic Passport 40 for offshore sailing was to keep out all the unwanted water.
A high-school kid with dreams of cruising transforms a tired Pearson 26 into a proper coastal cruiser.
When it was time to upgrade the nav station aboard his own offshore cruising boat, a seasoned professional delivery skipper knew exactly what he wanted.
A dedicated family turns a Spartan Open 60 into a cruising boat—and heads to the Northwest Passage.
An intrepid sailor transforms a modest Peterson 34 into a fast, efficient yacht bound for distant horizons.
A refit of an old sailboat brings a couple to the limits of their patience and finances—and nearly their sanity.
In the midst of our massive 40-year refit of our Stevens 47, Totem, we’re still dreaming: Do we want to make the changes needed to fly a Code Zero?
Every boat needs a Happiness Engineer to make sure the crew’s morale stays high.
Since misery should be optional as a cruiser, the Totem crew has moved ashore while their boat has major work done in the yard.
Now that Totem is out of the water, the crew reflects on how the Coppercoat antifouling is holding up.
While cruising boats from the ’70s and ’80s might still have a lot going for them, keeping them seaworthy can involve a long to-do list.
Halfway through his latest circumnavigation, Webb Chiles made several upgrades to Gannet, his Moore 24, to make the rest of the journey safer and more comfortable.
The first step of a refit to prepare our classic Passport 40 for offshore sailing was to keep out all the unwanted water.
A high-school kid with dreams of cruising transforms a tired Pearson 26 into a proper coastal cruiser.
When it was time to upgrade the nav station aboard his own offshore cruising boat, a seasoned professional delivery skipper knew exactly what he wanted.
A dedicated family turns a Spartan Open 60 into a cruising boat—and heads to the Northwest Passage.
An intrepid sailor transforms a modest Peterson 34 into a fast, efficient yacht bound for distant horizons.
A refit of an old sailboat brings a couple to the limits of their patience and finances—and nearly their sanity.
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