Search With Filters

(Click the arrow to minimize)

Filtered (11)

On The Water (8)
In The Shop (3)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) (2)

Maine (5)
South Pacific (1)

Brooklin Boat Yard (1)
Hylan & Brown Boatbuilders (1)

Sailboats (4)

Medium Boats (25'-40') (2)
Very Large Boats (72'+) (1)

Plywood-Epoxy (1)

1960s (2)
1980s (1)

Herreshoff 12-1/2 (1)
Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25 (1)

Guide Posts Email these Posts to a Friend

Guide Posts are written articles with accompanying still photos and/or video clips, usually written by our team of expert Guides and Founders, who each have many decades of experience.

Search With Filters

Guide Posts Email these Posts to a Friend

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

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

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

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

The Influence of Captain Douglas & My Family

The Influence of Captain Douglas & My Family

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

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

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

Surprise Me Reload

How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza

How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza

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

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

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

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

Good Reads: A Recommendation from Ed McClave

Good Reads: A Recommendation from Ed McClave

Wineglass Wherry

Wineglass Wherry

JUNE BUG, A Cat Schooner by Bill Garden

JUNE BUG, A Cat Schooner by Bill Garden

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Oru Kayak – Beach LT

Oru Kayak – Beach LT

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Surprise Me