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Roaming in ROAMER

Roaming in ROAMER

Camp-Cruising the Maine Coast in the Caledonia Yawl HOWDY

Camp-Cruising the Maine Coast in the Caledonia Yawl HOWDY

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

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

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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

Small Boat, Large Experience – by Karen Larson

Small Boat, Large Experience – by Karen Larson

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

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 8: A New-Old Engine

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 8: A New-Old Engine

Am I A Luddite?

Am I A Luddite?

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

Shellback Dinghy

Shellback Dinghy

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner

Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum