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Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

173-Year-Old Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Comes to Vineyard Haven

173-Year-Old Whaleship Charles W. Morgan Comes to Vineyard Haven

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

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

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

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Surprise Me  Reload

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Lick and A Promise – The Story of EASTWARD

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Lick and A Promise – The Story of EASTWARD

Dow Fiberglass Peapod

Dow Fiberglass Peapod

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

Penobscot 13

Penobscot 13

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #8 – Greetings from Tongareva

The Influence of My Father

The Influence of My Father

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

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

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #4 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #4 from Tom’s Shore Team

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 7: De-greasing, New Frame Ends, Replacing Rusty Bolts

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 7: De-greasing, New Frame Ends, Replacing Rusty Bolts