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Visiting Bill Garden

Visiting Bill Garden

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

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

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

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

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 Eric Blake

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Good Reads: A Recommendation by Tom Cunliffe

Good Reads: A Recommendation by Tom Cunliffe

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 8 – 2/13/13

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 8 – 2/13/13

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Motor Yacht ATLANTIDE Arrives in Belfast; A Quick Look

Motor Yacht ATLANTIDE Arrives in Belfast; A Quick Look

In My Shop: The Rambler 18 Outboard Boat

In My Shop: The Rambler 18 Outboard Boat

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