Features
18 ‘A Needle in a Haystack’
Sociable crew offers details of a textbook rescue in Chicago Mac race; investigation into deaths ongoing
40 Return to Drowned Island
The popular British Virgin Islands hold new charm for a grown family rediscovering old haunts on an off-season charter
47 The Helen of the West Indies
The lure of St. Lucia’s beauty could launch a 1,000 ships, and certainly makes for a memorable charter cruise
59 Hightailing it to Hawaii
Slow to pick up speed, the Transpac Yacht Race from Los Angels to Hawaii had a rip-roaring finish up the Molokai Channel—Just ask Dr. Laura
63 By Land and Sea
Land-based sailing vacations offer the best of both worlds
Boats & Gear
26 Technique
Diesel defense
28 Gear
Foul weather gear
30 Boat Doctor
Replacing LED bulbs and propane for the grill
31 Perry on Design
Soto 30; Catalina 355; Salona 38
34 Boat Test
J/111
Departments
5 For Openers
8 Full and By
Marji, though no spring chicken, knows how to show a sailor a good time
10 Letters
11 On the Wind
Don’t let life’s troubles keep you from sailing—seize the day
14 Splashes
Little Dutch Shoes and Sailors for Vets
22 Sailors Among Us
Inland Love: Surrounded by plains, one sailor finds serenity in Lake Oahe
70 Launchings
New boat: Hunter e33
71 The Wharf
Brokerage, charters and other sailing-related products
and services
