In this issue

A STORYTELLER ON A MISSION: Leo Goolden likes to tell stories,
and he’ll have a good one when he finishes rebuilding a 107-yearold
Albert Strange gaff cutter, TREAT YOUR BOAT TO AN UPGRADE: Thinking about a repower? Perhaps a new multifunction display? Here’s a look at the latest
in engines and electronics...

Plastic In The Ocean? This Batch Is For Science

Areef-mimicking project in the Mediterranean Sea is deploying plastic into the ocean, not removing it. The temporary reef in the Gulf of La Spezia, off Italy’s northwest coast, should help determine whether aquatic organisms can withstand ocean acidification.

2 mins

Back From The Brink

Hinckley Yacht Services rescues a T29 Runabout to showcase its maintenance and refit work.

5 mins

Hunkered Down In Hell Aboard A Well-Built Boat

The night gyrated in bright strobe as lightning shattered the blackness, flashing white cracks into hell. Rain began tentatively as large, heavy drops, but that quickly changed. “Well, at least we can see the lights on the shore!” I yelled. “It’s not a whiteout.”

4 mins

The Reliant X40 Is A 21st Century Classic

The stunning simplicity of Reliant Yachts’ X40 express just might rede-fine the term “classic” as it applies to boats.

2 mins

Know What To Do Before The Flood

For me, the words damage control conjure claustrophobic scenes from the 1981 German U-boat film Das Boot. Begrimed men, stripped to the waist in rising water, struggling to plug gushing pipes that depth charges ruptured, all while the prying ocean tries to entomb them in their fragile biosphere.

5 mins

Bertram 31 Fly Bridge Cruiser

Life doesn’t stay the same. Boats don’t, either. Dug Stowe has had his Bertram 31 for almost 20 years, and it has made the transition from a “fishing with the guys” boat to a family cruiser that’s a perfect fit for his companion, Kerri, and their 2-year old daughter.

4 mins

Fourth-Quarter Report: Lots Of Action At Mile Zero

Fourth-Quarter Report: Lots Of Action At Mile Zero.

4 mins

'Worm Girl' Brings Science To Bait

Somewhere along the Maine coast, a man trudges through thick mud as the tide forces the river to retreat toward the ocean. Slicing the mud with his tined, handheld hoe, the digger’s eyes scan the scene beneath him for his squiggling adversary — Glycera dibranchiata, the common bloodworm. Spying one on the move, he plucks it from its hidey-hole and plops it into a holding bucket.

3 mins

Beneteau Swift Trawler 35

Beneteau Swift Trawler 35

1 min

You've Got Some Options On The Lower Connecticut River

The lower Connecticut River has been called one of the last great places on Earth. For boaters who’d like to explore the region, Old Saybrook, at the river’s mouth, and Essex, 6 miles upstream, are good places to start.

3 mins

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