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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

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

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

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

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

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

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Surprise Me  Reload

Fatty Knees Dinghy

Fatty Knees Dinghy

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 2

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 2

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building Boats, Building Kids: Bronx High Schoolers Learn Life Skills from the Keel Up, by Sara Clemence

Building Boats, Building Kids: Bronx High Schoolers Learn Life Skills from the Keel Up, by Sara Clemence

Off Center Skiff

Off Center Skiff

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 8

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 10 — Windshield, Trunk Cabin & Side Deck

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 10 — Windshield, Trunk Cabin & Side Deck