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Camp-Cruising the Maine Coast in the Caledonia Yawl HOWDY

Camp-Cruising the Maine Coast in the Caledonia Yawl HOWDY

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

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

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

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Surprise Me  Reload

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

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

Tiny Ripple Dinghy

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

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

Traditional Peapod Tender

Traditional Peapod Tender

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

Dyer Dhow Dinghy

Dyer Dhow Dinghy

Good Little Skiff

Good Little Skiff

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #18 – Shore Team: Samoa-bound

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #18 – Shore Team: Samoa-bound