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Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

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

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

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

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

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

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

Georgia’s Golden Isles, a Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Georgia’s Golden Isles, a Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Surprise Me  Reload

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

Murray Peterson’s Designs: CURLEW, a Cowhorn

Murray Peterson’s Designs: CURLEW, a Cowhorn

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Barefoot August

Barefoot August

“Dick Wagner: CWB’s True North” – Caren Crandall

“Dick Wagner: CWB’s True North” – Caren Crandall

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss