Trailering 101 by George Hone

Captains Cat · Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 5:43 pm Post subject: Trailering 101 by George Hone

George asked me to post this article

bridma · Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: Trailering 101 by George Hone

Congrats George on getting your article published in Pacific Yachting. Always good to see safety and common sense promoted. The pics of Kerri On are a real bonus for C-Dory exposure. Hope you will autograph my magazine when you come to the Comox gathering. ;o)

Martin.

ghone · Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 11:13 am Post subject:

Thank you Martin. It was fun working thru the process with the magazine. I do hope it helps promote the boat. It helps people to know they don't neccedarily need a 40 footer to enjoy being on the water safe and secure.

Mike_J · Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 2:32 am Post subject:

Nice article George. Thanks!

teflonmom · Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:44 am Post subject: Trailering 101

Good article, excellent advise. I have made a lot of launch ramp mistakes over 20 years of trailering. The sorry list is, not putting the plug in, not undoing the stern straps, and the big one, undoing the bow strap and dropping the boat on the ramp.
I was a lot better at checking and double checking when I was at the helm of our bigger boats. With the trailer boats I was always in a hurry or talking to someone on the ramp and not paying attention.

Fred

bridma · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: Trailering 101 by George Hone

Hi George,

I bought the June edition Pacific Yachting magazine today. Love your article on Trailering 101. Looks great on the glossy pages, well done. You mentioned earlier that you wanted to get back to writing. Have you had other articles published? If so, please point me in the right direction.

Martin.

Pat Anderson · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:03 am Post subject:

Well done, George!

BaseCampAnne · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:14 am Post subject: Trailering

Congratulations, George, on a job well done!

I hope that you will get more articles published in the future. Articles such as this are helpful to others interested in learning more about what is involved in boating, and you are clear and articulate Very Happy

Anne
Cascadia R 25SC

ghone · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:24 am Post subject:

Thanks Martin. I had several Pacific Yacting articles way back in '96 about our transit of the Northwest Passage in a sailboat Dove 3 in '95. My publisher and I are just doing some editing on a 3rd printing of my book about the trip. We hope to reprint by August. I think PY back copies are available. The 3 articles ran summer of '96. My book first published in '02. The Northwest Passage on $10 a day. Really. Still copies at Amazon I believe. I plan on submitting for review to PY and other publications, about future cruising and how to George

ghone · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:24 am Post subject:

Thank you Anne and Pat. I enjoyed the writing and I'm glad you enjoyed it. See you soon. George

Paddle-2tc · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:20 am Post subject:

Hi George,
Glad to hear a new edition of your book is coming out - looking forward to reading it - please let us know when it is available. I have read Arctic Odyssey by Len Sherman so am keen to read about the trip from a different perspective.
Bill

ghone · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks Bill will keep posted. Lennie's book is from a different angle. Good read also. Just emailed him he's living on a farm in new Brunswick. Swallowed the anchor as they say.

hardee · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject:

Hi George,

Congrats on a fine article and best wishes on a raging comeback. Really nice pixs too. Keep 'em coming. Thumbs Up

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

ghone · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:29 pm Post subject:

Thankyou Harvey. All photos shot with iphone then emailed to the editor. Modern technology.