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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

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

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

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

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

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

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

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

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

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

A Sense of the Sacred: Redwoods, Rivers and the Pacific

A Sense of the Sacred: Redwoods, Rivers and the Pacific

Three Cruiser Friendly Towns in a Row; Aboard MIMI ROSE with Anne Bryant

Three Cruiser Friendly Towns in a Row; Aboard MIMI ROSE with Anne Bryant

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lin & Larry Pardey

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lin & Larry Pardey

“Dick Wagner: CWB’s True North” – Caren Crandall

“Dick Wagner: CWB’s True North” – Caren Crandall

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #20 – The Second Leg: Penrhyn to American Samoa

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #20 – The Second Leg: Penrhyn to American Samoa

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

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

Good Reads: “Finding Pax” by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: “Finding Pax” by Kaci Cronkhite