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Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

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

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

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

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

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

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

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

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

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Inside Passage

The Inside Passage

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Video Editor Kevin Ross

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Video Editor Kevin Ross

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode

How to Install A Teak Boat Deck: Laying It Out and Laying It Down

How to Install A Teak Boat Deck: Laying It Out and Laying It Down

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Fatty Knees Dinghy

Fatty Knees Dinghy

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

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

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