If your boat is winterized afloat, be sure to check the chafe gear on the dock lines. First published in several Maryland newspapers, 2/10/89  Visit your boat in midwinter by Tom Dove She is sitting out there patiently waiting for you. All she needs is a little attention and a few kind words and Read More …

  The Trip to Haulout  First published in several Maryland newspapers, 12/8/89
We waited a bit too long to take 
Crescendo to the boatyard for winter haulout, as usual. The Thanksgiving snow filled the cockpit to a depth of four or five inches and, while the day was clear, the temperature would never Read More …