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Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

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

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

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

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

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

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Surprise Me  Reload

2016 Annual Update — Passing Like a Dream

2016 Annual Update — Passing Like a Dream

Cooking At Sea

Cooking At Sea

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Proposed Pinky

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Proposed Pinky

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

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

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Messing About—A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 5, New Floor Timbers, Frames, and a Portside Repair

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 5, New Floor Timbers, Frames, and a Portside Repair

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 9