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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

“Sailing Una” – By Leney Breeden

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

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

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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

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

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 5 – 11/11/12

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

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Surprise Me  Reload

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

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

McIntosh Canvas Tender

McIntosh Canvas Tender

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

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

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Breasthooks & Knees, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Breasthooks & Knees, by Maynard Bray

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #12 – Penrhyn Life, Part 1 – An Introduction

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #12 – Penrhyn Life, Part 1 – An Introduction