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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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

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

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?

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

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Some Great Old Sailing Photos: 18-Footers Sailing in Sydney, Australia

Some Great Old Sailing Photos: 18-Footers Sailing in Sydney, Australia

Help Support the Film “VANISHING SAIL”

Help Support the Film “VANISHING SAIL”

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

The Influence of Plato in Foulweather Gear

The Influence of Plato in Foulweather Gear

Penobscot 13

Penobscot 13

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Walker Bay 10 – Performance Sail Kit

Walker Bay 10 – Performance Sail Kit

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

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

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