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By Bill Bauer On July 15th, 2006, a friend and I took my 1958 Flying Dutchman out for a sail in the Saginaw River. This was only the third time the boat had sailed in 30 years and the first hard sailing since my six-year-long restoration. We set both sails and made several runs in […]
By Joe Parker “Maybe the prettiest yacht ever built.” That is what some folks say about Bolero. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, still, very few boaters would be able to take a quick glance at this yacht and not continue to stare and measure every detail with their eyes. Any sailor would imagine themselves on board […]
A legendary commuter yacht by Mike Barker Above: The legendary commuter yacht THUNDERBIRD, underway on Lake Tahoe. She was built at Huskins Boat Works in Bay City, Michigan, which later became the manufacturing site of WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy. A little history lesson. Last year a cousin of the Gougeon Brothers, David Huskins and his family, […]
by Randy Zajac Above: Appledore IV makes her way upriver after a cruise on the Saginaw Bay with her repaired topmasts in place. The Appledore IV is an 85′ LOA topsail schooner owned by the non-profit organization BaySail, based here in Bay City, Michigan. She is licensed to carry 52, including a captain and crew […]
By Tim Botimer Above: Tim’s International 110 sailboat. After winning the National championships, he gave her a new coat of paint. I first got into International 110 sailing 15 years ago and soon bought an old fixer-upper boat. After sailing it for a couple of years in a decrepit state, I made the decision to […]
