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“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

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

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

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

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

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

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

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Surprise Me  Reload

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Some Small Boats

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Some Small Boats

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Havilah Hawkins

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Havilah Hawkins

The “Radical” Skeg

The “Radical” Skeg

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Friendship Sloops

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Friendship Sloops

Topside Seams Show? Consider Splining

Topside Seams Show? Consider Splining

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The JOSEPH H. STUART Story

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The JOSEPH H. STUART Story

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard