Bert Vermeer, Author at Good Old Boat

Rudder Emergency

On an ill-fated voyage home, a young family learns lessons in seamanship and community spirit. All...

A Quick racer/cruiser from Canada When Jack and Marilyn Williams moved west from their home...

A sailing buddy asked for my help solving a problem on the hard dodger aboard his Taswell 45. Over...

Years ago I owned an O’Day 25 on which my family and I explored the coast of British Columbia. Our...

A mission to meet a circumnavigating friend takes an unexpected turn. Bill Norrie had been...

Replacing a fabric interior hull covering with oak-on-cedar strips transforms a V-berth....

We had been sailing the west coast of Vancouver Island over the past 30 days. Our final day dawned...

British Columbia winter months are cool and damp with short days, rain, and minimal sunshine....

Keeping up an older boat pays back in family time, not dollars What is the point of all the effort...