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Roaming in ROAMER

Roaming in ROAMER

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

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

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

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

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

Surprise Me  Reload

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

“Good News” from Tom Robinson About MAIWAR on Panawina Island

“Good News” from Tom Robinson About MAIWAR on Panawina Island

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

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

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

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #16 – The Ship Arrives – My Departure Awaits

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #16 – The Ship Arrives – My Departure Awaits

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

The Day That Changed Buzz’s Life

The Day That Changed Buzz’s Life

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

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

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

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years