Since then, my voyaging with the lug yawl has been different. While I have always believed that age is just a number, I can’t escape the fact that I’m no longer young, and even the most charitable would be hard-pressed to describe me as middle-aged. I am, in a word, old, and with age has come new afflictions, the most aggravating of which is atrial fibrillation (“afib” in medical shorthand). While I can still put in long days on the oars, my cardiologist says it’s not a good idea. In 2018 I reluctantly caved in and bought a small outboard for Fire-Drake.
Nootka Sound is one of five great inlets indenting the west coast of Vancouver Island and is the site of the only Spanish outpost ever established in Canada. I had traveled through the area twice on the local freighter, Uchuck lll, with my kayak aboard, en route to the Brooks Peninsula, but had never spent any time in the Sound in my own boats. Last summer, I remedied that by trailering Fire-Drake up-island from Victoria to the launch ramp at Gold River, intending on a thorough exploration of the Sound and its islands.
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A HEAD FOR RUBATO
I dislike port-a-potties. I'm not too fond of poop in any form, really, being non-scatological by nature.
THE ARTFUL SAILOR
Ain' nothin' new about using sails as nautical billboards. The ancients painted all sorts of signs and symbols on their sails.
Twin Keels
OUT WIHUEIRIJE with Howard Rice
Cedar Key 2022 Windy Boat Meet
Cartop Cruising
A New Trailer
THE BIGHTS
PLAN STUDY: Fancy Free
If you're looking for a simple and inexpensive cruising sailboat with traditional character, our FANCY FREE should fill the bill. The sharpie-dory hull with flat-bottom, hard-chine form is ideal for the amateur.
BOAT REVIEW: Rhodes 22 Revisited)
Overlooked by the masses, admired by owners—there are good reasons the Rhodes 22 has been in production for over a quarter century.
Another Favorite Mod
The always creative Tom Luque sent us details on one of his favorite modifications
BLOODY TUESDAY
“Although the author if indeed he even used his real name) calls this story fiction, we arent so sure. You be the judge. Eds
CRUISING ISLE ROYALE
I sle“ Royale on Lake Superior is one of my favorite places to cruise. Established as a National Park in 1931, Isle Royale is located about 20 miles off the North Shore of Lake Superior near the Minnesota/Canadian border.