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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

The Albury Runabout

The Albury Runabout

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Basket Case: Restoring a Watch Hill 15 at D.N. Hylan’s

Basket Case: Restoring a Watch Hill 15 at D.N. Hylan’s

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Surprise Me  Reload

Punting

Punting

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 4

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 4

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 3

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 3

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 6 — Beginning to Repower

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 6 — Beginning to Repower

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #16 – The Ship Arrives – My Departure Awaits

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #16 – The Ship Arrives – My Departure Awaits

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK Gets a New Bottom

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK Gets a New Bottom

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza