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Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

The Buzzards Bay 25: An Evolution, of Sorts

The Buzzards Bay 25: An Evolution, of Sorts

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

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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

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

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

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

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ellen Massey Leonard

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ellen Massey Leonard

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Members’ Favorites: A Holiday Playlist for 2020

Members’ Favorites: A Holiday Playlist for 2020

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

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

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

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Murray Peterson’s Designs: SUSAN a Lovely Little Cruising Schooner

Murray Peterson’s Designs: SUSAN a Lovely Little Cruising Schooner

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 7: The Deck

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 7: The Deck

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Surprise Me