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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part IV (Conclusion); An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part II; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part II; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

Surprise Me  Reload

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #18 – Shore Team: Samoa-bound

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #18 – Shore Team: Samoa-bound

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Eastport Nesting Pram

Eastport Nesting Pram

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

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

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Bill Page: Boatbuilder and Market Maker

Bill Page: Boatbuilder and Market Maker

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Bill Garden Designs from The Rudder Magazine

Bill Garden Designs from The Rudder Magazine

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

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

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade