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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

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

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Surprise Me  Reload

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 6

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 6

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Bill Garden Designs from The Rudder Magazine

Bill Garden Designs from The Rudder Magazine

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 3: The Transom

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 3: The Transom

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

Murray Peterson’s Designs: CURLEW, a Cowhorn

Murray Peterson’s Designs: CURLEW, a Cowhorn

The Yawl Rig – My Favorite Rig and Why by Dick Wagner

The Yawl Rig – My Favorite Rig and Why by Dick Wagner

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

The Inside Passage

The Inside Passage