Originally published in Chesapeake Bay Magazine – 2006 Time Tested – Ranger 33 by Tom Dove Magazine boat tests typically are based on inspecting and sailing a boat for half a day. This one covers 26 years. It’s my own boat, CRESCENDO, a 1976 Ranger 33. We’ve sailed many thousands of miles together during those Read More …
Category: Writing
Life as a journalist for sailing and travel publications
Spirit-Catcher
When I re-met Kathleen Bennett almost seven years ago (we had been friends many years before), she gave me a copy of “Rainrace”, one of her books of poetry. In it was a poem called “Spirit Catcher” that spoke to me so strongly that I combined it with some of my photos to produce a Read More …
SAIL Best Boats
A dolphin would see this as a Neel 45 trimaran races by at 15 knots, flying a hull. The Best Boats of the Year The beginning of my writing year is on the Columbus Day weekend. That’s when the Annapolis Sailboat Show, the premier sales event in North American sailing, occurs in my home town. Read More …