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EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

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

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

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

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

Surprise Me  Reload

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

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

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

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Simplify Sail Changes — When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan

Simplify Sail Changes — When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 6 — Beginning to Repower

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 6 — Beginning to Repower

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ginny Jones

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ginny Jones

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Lick and A Promise – The Story of EASTWARD

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Lick and A Promise – The Story of EASTWARD