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PACIFIC and the McMenemys

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

Visiting Bill Garden

Visiting Bill Garden

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

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

Surprise Me  Reload

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 News” from Tom Robinson About MAIWAR on Panawina Island

“Good News” from Tom Robinson About MAIWAR on Panawina Island

“Anchoring When Solo – The Head-to-Wind Drop Under Sail or Power”

“Anchoring When Solo – The Head-to-Wind Drop Under Sail or Power”

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

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part II, by Bruce Stannard

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part II, by Bruce Stannard

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #20 – The Second Leg: Penrhyn to American Samoa

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #20 – The Second Leg: Penrhyn to American Samoa

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

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

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

FLYING FISH Goes to Sea—a Guest Post by Jack Bassett and Carolyn Shubert

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #5 and #6 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #5 and #6 from Tom’s Shore Team