Respect for the well found seaboat

2020-11-06T11:26:40+00:00November 11th, 2017|Editorials|

Sailing a Rival 34 for our eighth issue made me very tempted to harness the wind and just get on over the horizon. I was instantly attracted to the easy movement and that cushioned sense of suspension – or a lack of heave if you will, that I normally associate with well-designed wooden boats. I [...]

Classic Sailor Magazine Issue 8 – May 2016

2023-07-18T19:24:01+01:00May 11th, 2016|Previous_editions|

Our May issue features the 1972 Rival 34 Wild Rival - she has been restored by her owners with new coatings and her hull and deck look new again.  What a great ocean going boat! Simon Cooper is a man on a mission. He is experimenting with the use of natural resins and fibres derived [...]

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