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Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

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

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

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

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

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

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

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

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Surprise Me  Reload

An OCH-Style Community Boathouse by Dick Wagner

An OCH-Style Community Boathouse by Dick Wagner

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The PORPOISE Story, Part One

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The PORPOISE Story, Part One

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

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

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

The Secret to Happiness, Part 2

The Secret to Happiness, Part 2

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad