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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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Basket Case: Restoring a Watch Hill 15 at D.N. Hylan’s

Basket Case: Restoring a Watch Hill 15 at D.N. Hylan’s

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

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

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

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

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

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: A Recommendation from Ed McClave

Good Reads: A Recommendation from Ed McClave

An Exotic Vacation, Only a Day’s Drive Away—or, Call Me Ishmael

An Exotic Vacation, Only a Day’s Drive Away—or, Call Me Ishmael

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

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

In My Shop: The Rambler 18 Outboard Boat

In My Shop: The Rambler 18 Outboard Boat

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

Twenty-two-foot Cruising Catboat, Beautifully Depicted

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 2

Our Most Valuable Secret NON-Boat Gear, Part 2

Eastport Nesting Pram

Eastport Nesting Pram

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8