In this issue

Bayraider Boats • Montgomery 15 • Lateen-Rigged Potter • Scamping About Astoria • The Sunfish • Core Sound Cruising • Choosing a Boat • Lightning Conversion • Richard Woods Interview • Dogs, Cat and Boats • Thoughts on Capsizing • Autocanoe • And much more

Core Sound Cruising

Hmmm. I’m in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a nifty camp-cruiser sailboat on a trailer. I have a daughter on a sailing lake in Michigan, and another daughter on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

10+ mins

POTTER WITH A LATEEN RIG?

Our editor-at-large Larry Brown is 75 now…an increasingly ancient mariner. He’s sailed various Potters since the early 1990s.

4 mins

RECONSIDERING ROSIE'S RIG

It was a typical hot Mississippi day when I walked into the Ocean Springs Yacht Club to cool off. I had just spent two hours bent in half while working inside the cabin of my West Wight Potter 15. I was stiff and drenched in sweat but feeling proud of myself. I had just turned Rosie into a lateen-rigged catboat.

4 mins

MAKING THE SWITCH

Following are some methods for adding a Lateen rig to a Potter 15. Most of the photos are of my boat, but some clever ideas from others are included as well.

3 mins

The Joy of it All

Choosing a Boat Design

10 mins

Vintage Lightning

Reborn as a Camp-Cruiser

6 mins

OPENING DAY

Sitting hove-to in 30 knots of wind was not how I anticipated spending my opening day.

3 mins

FIVE QUESTIONS: Richard Woods

Sailing experience with Richard Woods

2 mins

SHALLOW DRAFT

When we were kids, we had a cocker spaniel aboard during summer cruises. The dog apparently had a massive bladder, but we kids were happy to row her ashore when nature called. We thought boating with a pet was terrific…but did our folks have a voice in the matter?

3 mins

TECH BIGHTS

Some fiberglass boats, like Boston Whaler skiffs and MacGregor power-sailers, are built with integral flotation foam between the inner and outer laminations. Roger MacGregor was willing to flood his water-ballasted boats just to prove that they would not sink—and you can still find his old sales videos if you want to see for yourself. (youtube.com/ watch?v=hemNdJmzQBo)

8 mins

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Small Craft Advisor Magazine Description:

Small boats, big adventure! The only magazine focused on small and trailerable sailboats, cruising, and adventure. Each issue features places to sail, how-to and modification articles, a plan study for the boat builder, and a feature-length review of a production sailboat.