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Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1

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

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

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

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

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

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

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

My Favorite Rig and Why—A Guide Post by Doug Hylan

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

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 Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

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

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 9: Completion!

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 9: Completion!

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #1 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #1 from Tom’s Shore Team

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 2: Frames; Fastenings; Stem; Sheer Clamps—All Upside Down

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 2: Frames; Fastenings; Stem; Sheer Clamps—All Upside Down

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

Temple Tiny Regatta – 2012

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #10 – Penrhyn Island – “Paradise under the Sun”

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #10 – Penrhyn Island – “Paradise under the Sun”