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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

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

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

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

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Peter Chase: Boatbuilder and Friend

Peter Chase: Boatbuilder and Friend

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: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #1 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #1 from Tom’s Shore Team

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard – Winter 2016

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard – Winter 2016

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 9 — Skylight, Floors, Bulkhead Repair

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 9 — Skylight, Floors, Bulkhead Repair

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Mayher

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Mayher

Whatever Floats

Whatever Floats