Joe Cooper Archives

Eight Bells: Jack Baxter

March 11th, 2019

by Joe Cooper For those readers thinking, who? You need to be either an Australian sailor, of a certain age,

January 14th, 2019

New England boating columnist Joe Cooper offers his thoughts on the environmental, legal, moral, ethical and practical issues surrounding boats

January 3rd, 2019

The recent discovery of an abandoned 40-foot boat off the coast of South Australia has rekindled memories of how 16-year

September 19th, 2018

Joe Cooper, columnist of Coop’s Corner in WindCheck magazine, orates on the experience of the haze, the noise and the

July 30th, 2018

Joe Cooper, columnist of Coop’s Corner in WindCheck magazine, orates on his favorite topic in this report. There are a

July 24th, 2018

The 2018 Golden Globe Race started for 17 skippers from Les Sables d’Olonne on July 1 to celebrate the 50th

June 26th, 2018

What is our mission? It is a question every youth sailing program should ask. Ideally, the answer is to deliver

August 8th, 2017

by Joe Cooper The Candy Store Cup, staged out of the Newport Shipyard in RI was held over 3 days,

June 22nd, 2017

Joe Cooper reports in WindCheck magazine how the real reason we all go sailing is to get a new supply

December 9th, 2016

Legendary Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrom died in his sleep at the age of 88 years on December 7, 2016. Joe