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 Spring
Metamorphosis
By Joe
Revak
What a thrill – a chance to travel with friends, two
boats, a motorhome and a truck. Ah, the benefits of owning a trailerable
boat...
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 So
What's the Perfect Boat?
By Frank Falcone
A
substantial portion of the potential sailboat buying market carries many
similarities, but the "perfect boat" revolves around personal interests
that can be quite different from buyer to buyer...
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 Big
Changes
By David
Rumbaugh
A crew change in the Coronado 15 North American
Championship was only the beginning of what awaited me in this year's
race...
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 Twinges
of Nostalgia
By Thom
Reeves & Doug Smith
The only thing that was better "back
then": was that we were younger...
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 A
Sailor's Story
By
Paul Amundson and Patrick Ponsonby
Actually, two
sailor’s short stories: What Sailing Means to Me, and, A New
Life in 100 Cold Miles...
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Home is Where the Heart Is
By Hal Smith
Our home is not in Charleston, SC, but it is where Hally-lu-ya!, our Catalina 36, rocks in the water. So, if "home is where the heart is," Charleston is our home after all…
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 The
Thousand Islands Playground
By Jim and Joyce
Ebmeyer
The St. Lawrence River is a wonderful place to spend
quality time cruising with kids. Although it is a river flowing to the
Atlantic Ocean, there is little current as it traverses through the 1000
Islands area.
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Marriage Savers
By Kenneth Juul
Kenneth Juul, owner of a Catalina 34, Luna Loca, suggests one of the neatest things to have on your boat to save your marriage. It is completely "hands-free!"
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 The Siren Song of Spring
By Lynn Thornton-Conner
Catalina 310
This couple discovers the best antidote to dealing with the stress of losing a family member, house fire, job loss and broken bones. Buy a boat!
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 A
Whale of a Story
By
Joe Revak, Commodore
You can usually snag something
when dropping a fishing line over the side while under sail, but Ruthann
and Don have a whale of a story to tell about their recent passage...
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 More Sailing Adventures?
by Kiersten Vance
Most people don’t know that there are many opportunities to gain more crew experience within your own yacht club. All you have to do is volunteer to crew on other boats with skippers in need of an extra crew for one race.
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 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
by Diane Fowler
A spunky lady and a couple of girlfriends have one last sailing blast on a Catalina 36 before she is prepped for new owners.
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 A Sailor's Journey
By Wendy LaForge
Catalina 42
Despite a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Wendy LaForge didn't stop sailing. With Catalina's help, a new Catalina 42 MKII was modified and launched, especially for her.
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 Desolation Sound in British Columbia
By Ken Fischer
Catalina 42
After spending three weeks sailing from Anacortes, WA to Desolation Sound in British Columbia, it can be hard to learn to walk on land again!
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 Dateline: Afghanistan
Sailing Memories
By Bob Bennett
Catalina 27 – Dominique
Bob Bennett reflects on his last sail aboard his Catalina 27, Dominique, before being deployed to the Afghanistan desert. Reminiscing on raising a sail helps keep his dream alive so when he again stands on her deck, looking her over, he'll know he's finally home and can begin to make plans for the next sailing season.
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 A Child’s Point of View
By Jake Begdall
Catalina 250 – Long Wind
We hope you will enjoy Jake Bergdall's log of his most recent summer cruise to Little Traverse Bay, Charlevoix, and Beaver Island. Please let your children read this most informative log so that they to will be encouraged to experience and write about the joys of sailing.
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