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Roaming in ROAMER

Roaming in ROAMER

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

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

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

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

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

The Inside Passage

The Inside Passage

Bob Douglas

Bob Douglas

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

The Influence of Friends Gathering Down at the Lake

The Influence of Friends Gathering Down at the Lake

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

All At Sea

All At Sea

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific, Update #7

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific, Update #7

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

Jim Payne’s Crooked Nutshell Oars

Jim Payne’s Crooked Nutshell Oars

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me by Jane Ahlfeld

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me by Jane Ahlfeld