A hapless group on a maiden voyage
April 30, 2010
Forty years ago this summer, I recruited three newspaper buddies to help sail my older, newly purchased and painted sloop from Washington, D.C., to Annapolis,
Forty years ago this summer, I recruited three newspaper buddies to help sail my older, newly purchased and painted sloop from Washington, D.C., to Annapolis,
A Carolina-bred 28-footer With its broken sheer, flared bow and cold-molded construction, the Harrison Boatworks 28 Center Console Sportfisherman is about as Carolina as you
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The builder had big shoes to fill when updating its bestselling 32-footer.
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The USCG requires the minimum, so augment its list.
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