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The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Surprise Me  Reload

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

Life in a Drop

Life in a Drop

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Punting

Punting

Learning from Experience: Seasickness – My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning from Experience: Seasickness – My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Visiting Bill Garden

Visiting Bill Garden

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief