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Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

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

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

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12

Thoughts About Islands

Thoughts About Islands

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

A Stitch-and-Glue Teardrop Trailer

A Stitch-and-Glue Teardrop Trailer

New Off Center Skiff for Sale

New Off Center Skiff for Sale

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

The Influence of My Father

The Influence of My Father

In My Shop: The Rambler 18 Outboard Boat

In My Shop: The Rambler 18 Outboard Boat