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Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner

Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner

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

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

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

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

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Punting

Punting

Surprise Me  Reload

Shellback Dinghy

Shellback Dinghy

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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

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

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 4

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 4

Thoughts About Islands

Thoughts About Islands

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team