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My Time With BARNSWALLOW—By Roger Taylor

My Time With BARNSWALLOW—By Roger Taylor

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

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

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

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

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

The Dragger ST. GEORGE

The Dragger ST. GEORGE

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred

My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred

How Much Does My Boat Weigh? Weighing Your Boat with a Bathroom Scale

How Much Does My Boat Weigh? Weighing Your Boat with a Bathroom Scale

Shellback Dinghy

Shellback Dinghy

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK Gets a New Bottom

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK Gets a New Bottom

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Reads, Recommendations by Steve Stone

Good Little Skiff

Good Little Skiff

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Short Ends; Long Waterlines

Short Ends; Long Waterlines