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Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

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

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

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

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

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

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 2 – 10/5/12

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

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

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

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

Small Boats, High Calling. The Influence of Steve Corkery.

Small Boats, High Calling. The Influence of Steve Corkery.

Surprise Me  Reload

Roaming in ROAMER

Roaming in ROAMER

Three Tricks of the Trade — Some Sage Advice by OCH Guide Dick Wagner

Three Tricks of the Trade — Some Sage Advice by OCH Guide Dick Wagner

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

A Sail Around the NE Atlantic, by Gubby Williams

Short Ends; Long Waterlines

Short Ends; Long Waterlines

Captain Bligh or Captain Pugwash?

Captain Bligh or Captain Pugwash?

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

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

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 5, New Floor Timbers, Frames, and a Portside Repair

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 5, New Floor Timbers, Frames, and a Portside Repair

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)