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The Buzzards Bay 25: An Evolution, of Sorts

The Buzzards Bay 25: An Evolution, of Sorts

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

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

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

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

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Surprise Me  Reload

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #11 – Island Happenings

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #11 – Island Happenings

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

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

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

Puffin Dinghy 10

Puffin Dinghy 10

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

How to Hack the Space-Time Continuum and Make Your Summer Last Ten Times Longer

How to Hack the Space-Time Continuum and Make Your Summer Last Ten Times Longer

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

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