Issue #286 May/June 2022

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order.  May/June 2022 FEATURES One for the Road — A 15′4″ sailing dinghy that nests inside an SUV by James Guzzwell Varnish Brush Care — Keep your bristles working for the long haul by Bart Chapin Don’t Give Up the Ship — The life, death, and resurrection of the cutter CLARALAN by Bruce Stannard Building a Plywood-Epoxy Sea Bright Skiff — Highlights of a light and versatile yacht tender by Reuel B. Parker Maintenance with a Mission — The pragmatic care of a 75-year-old boat by Alex Zimmerman Aboard: LATIFA — A 1936 Fife yawl by Matthew P. Murphy ALKA B — Tradition with a twist by Nic Compton Paul Gartside — It has to be about the journey by Nic Compton MAD RAY OF RYE — An 18′ lugger for “wild sailing” by Peter Rolt Getting Started in Boats: Paint: Part 2 Our Second Coat — Tear-out supplement by Jan Adkins Cover: The 70′ LOD yawl LATIFA, designed by William Fife III and launched in 1936, makes a late autumn sail on Penobscot Bay, Maine, last year, before departing on a cruise that will take her to the South Pacific. Photograph by Benjamin Mendlowitz    “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.