VolksCruiser

So, since I've pointed out that the Newport 28 s a pretty good potential VolksCruiser, I've had no shortage of emails asking me why ...

While I know that the overall consensus is that the best cruising dinghy is an eight or ten-foot RIB with a 9.9/15 HP engine but I'll ju...

Atom Voyages does their thing on a Cape Dory 27.

I've long wanted to build a small canal cruiser for the time that I'm past my sailing days. Philip Thiel's Joli Boat has always ...

I know everyone says that when using plywood aboard a boat that one should always use the best marine plywood you can get. So here's whe...

I read recently how Keith Leitzke has returned from another cruise to nowhere in particular and it got me thinking about a few things... Th...

Plus, I've always liked the Poker design .

Over a long period of time I've been troubled about some "truths" a lot of folks take as gospel... Like this one. "B...

A friend and I have been discussing an idea I have for rehabbing an old small classic plastic design and turning it into a VolksCruiser... ...

I've been reading "Building the Uqbar Dinghy" and it really is a great book for those who want to build a good dinghy in a we...

Jay Fitzgerald (whose book should be on every VolksCruisers bookshelf) has mentioned that boat size should reflect muscle power and as far ...

I recently was looking at dinghy designs and this designers blurb caught my eye because he called his boat the anti-RIB. I like this guy! ...

Obviously little boats are something of a mainstay in the VolksCruiser sailing away on a small budget world. "Little boats have little ...

TransPac CAL 20 Black Feathers I've always been a big fan of the Bill Lapworth CAL 20 design and since I linked to another of my ...

The carnage of the current Salty Dawg rally has given me a lot to think about the last couple of days... For instance, the various boating...

What do you actually need from a cruising boat? It's a hard question. Mostly because it varies greatly from person to person and furth...

I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the Westerly Centaur... For one, it has that sort of clunky everyman thing going for it ...

Over at Estrellita 5.10B (always a good read) they have a great post concerning fear and it got me thinking... As it happens, I was also...

Here's a simple boat . It's a scow and it makes quite a bit of sense... Designed by Reuel Parker it's a lot of bang for the ...

Speaking of scows... Dave Z has some thoughts on the subject and a friend in France seems to have a cunning plan!