Issue #256 May/June 2017

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order. May/June 2017   Slocum's Luck - A life of near misses and good fortune by Stan Grayson A Look at Transom Construction - Part 1: Building in place assures a good, confident fit by Greg Rossel Marine Plywood - A consumer's guide by John C. Harris Aboard OLYMPUS - A sumptuous 92' fantail yacht from 1929 by Neil Rabinowitz The Salcombe Yawls of Devon - A tenacious development class by Nic Compton Rocky Mountain High - Small steps take a boat from mountains to ocean by Robert W. Stephens Lake Ontario's 8-Meter Revival - A new era for a vintage yacht racing class by Rob Mazza HOTSPUR - An 80-year yarn spins on by William M. Eichbaum The Dare County Boys and the Jig Boat Revolution - How technology added speed to the builds and the boats by Randall Peffer. Getting Started in Boats: Bristol Fashion II: The Significance of Small Things - Tear-out supplement by Jan Adkins Cover: With Tom Napper at the helm and Crispin Waterhouse crewing, the Salcombe yawl JAYDEE charges to windward near Devon, England. These exciting, restricted-class dinghies originated more than two centuries ago, and they are still actively raced. Photograph by Imogen Yeoman.     ———————————————————— “Your downloads are ready” will be the subject line of an email you’ll receive from us—once we’ve processed your digital order. That email has the link to click, so you can then download the file. This isn't an "instant" process, so if we're asleep, you may need to wait for regular business hours for us to process the order. Although we are quite timely, we may not be processing on weekends & holidays.