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CELESTE’s Arctic Voyage: Traversing the Bering Sea, Sailing to the Top of America and the Rough Autumn Passages in the Alaskan Arctic

CELESTE’s Arctic Voyage: Traversing the Bering Sea, Sailing to the Top of America and the Rough Autumn Passages in the Alaskan Arctic

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Passage to the Aleutians; a Voyage Along the Alaskan Coast

Passage to the Aleutians; a Voyage Along the Alaskan Coast

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

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

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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

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

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

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

Willie Nelson, Walt Wilkins, and OCH

Willie Nelson, Walt Wilkins, and OCH

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

“Anchoring When Solo – The Head-to-Wind Drop Under Sail or Power”

“Anchoring When Solo – The Head-to-Wind Drop Under Sail or Power”

Greetings From Papua New Guinea by Tom Robinson

Greetings From Papua New Guinea by Tom Robinson

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Good Reads, Recommendations by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Good Reads, Recommendations by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

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

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