The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance
By Christopher Birch $38.99
Contributing Editor Christopher Birch’s much anticipated book The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance is out now. Billed as “the maintenance manual that should have come with your boat, but didn’t,” the book is filled with practical knowledge and all the checklists you could need for spring commissioning, summer boat care, fall decommissioning, and winter boat work.
In addition to 120,000 miles logged at sea, Birch spent 37 years working on boats as the founder of Birch Marine Inc. in Boston. During that time, he worked on thousands of boats of all sizes and kinds, building, maintaining, and repairing them. For the first time, his hard-earned lessons have been collected in one volume that will guide owners through the best practices for keeping their boats running for years to come.
SAIL has run several excerpts from The Four Seasons of Boat Maintenance in recent issues, so for a preview of the book revisit his advice on winterizing sails and canvas (November 2025) or his spare parts guide (October 2025) or find them at sailmagazine.com.
