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

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

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

The Dragger ST. GEORGE

The Dragger ST. GEORGE

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

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

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

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Surprise Me  Reload

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Nutshell Pram

Nutshell Pram

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 5

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 5

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake