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Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

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

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

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

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

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

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

The Inside Passage

The Inside Passage

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

Surprise Me Reload

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

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

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

My Time With BARNSWALLOW—By Roger Taylor

My Time With BARNSWALLOW—By Roger Taylor

Members’ “Most Loved” Videos — A Holiday Playlist for 2018

Members’ “Most Loved” Videos — A Holiday Playlist for 2018

GRAYLING to Newfoundland, by Doug Hylan

GRAYLING to Newfoundland, by Doug Hylan

Life in a Drop

Life in a Drop

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

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

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

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