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Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Visiting Bill Garden

Visiting Bill Garden

The Day That Changed Buzz’s Life

The Day That Changed Buzz’s Life

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

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

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

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

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

Surprise Me  Reload

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

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

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 1

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 1

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

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

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

Greetings From Papua New Guinea by Tom Robinson

Greetings From Papua New Guinea by Tom Robinson

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

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

The Influence of Uncle Bill Barker

The Influence of Uncle Bill Barker

A Playlist for Slowing Down

A Playlist for Slowing Down

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel