SAIL Magazine - Boatworks: sailboat maintenance, repair, and improvement advice you cant get anywhere else

Sailboat Maintenance, Repair, and Improvement Advice You Can't Get Anywhere Else

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Nigel Calder

Peter Nielsen

Nigel Calder

James D. Phyfe

Peter Nielsen

Paul Esterle

Peter Nielsen

Paul Esterle

Mark Corke

Peter Caplen

James D. Phyfe

Don Casey

Mark Corke

Peter Caplen

Mark Corke

Virginia Schultz

Paul Esterle

Mark Corke

Mark Corke

Peter Nielsen

Charles J. Doane

Charles Mason

Peter Nielsen

Scott Roberts

Robert Leach

Bill Springer

Dave Baldwin

Clarence Jones

Mark Corke

Mark Corke

Louk Marinus Wijsen

Quentin Kinderman

Peter Caplen

Mark Corke

Peter Caplen

Peter Caplen

Nigel Calder

Peter Caplen

Peter Nielsen

Peter Nielsen

John Arrufat

Mark Corke

Aussie Bray

Mark Corke

Mark Corke

Peter Nielsen

Mark Corke

Peter Nielsen

Jim Haynie

Ted Hugger

Nigel Calder

Charles J. Doane

Mark Corke

Mark Corke

Aussie Bray

Warren Miller

Mark Corke

Mark Corke

Peter Nielsen

Mark Corke

Robert Leach

Lisa Suhay

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BoatWorks started, as so many grand schemes do, over a beer. SAIL's then publisher, Eric Cressy, and I were bemoaning the fact that we weren't able to devote as many pages as we would like to our common passionworking on older fiberglass boats. The solution, I suggested, would be to start up a magazine devoted to just that.

We already knew who our readers would be. They are all those sailors who love communing with their boats as much as sailing them. Some enjoy the process of maintaining, repairing, and upgrading their beloved vessels. Others simply cannot afford to pay up to $80 an hour to have professionals do what any weekend warrior with a little time, inspiration, and the proper instruction can do as well. And still others may not do the work themselves but nevertheless want to know what's involved. In short, our readership is the entire spectrum of boatowners and sailors. After all, a boat starts to need maintenance the moment it is commissioned for the first time.

We knew we had the in-house expertise to put such a magazine together. Our then senior editor, Charles J. Doane, was in the middle of a comprehensive refit of a classic fiberglass sailboat. I had spent 4 years gutting and refurbishing a big wooden boat, replacing every system within its beautiful mahogany hull. We had such savvy contributors as Don Casey, Nigel Calder, Aussie Bray, and Mark Corke to call on. Between us all, we had an unmatched depth of knowledge just waiting to be plumbed.