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SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis

Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis

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

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

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

The Influence of a Place and Many People

The Influence of a Place and Many People

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

All At Sea

All At Sea

The Albury Runabout

The Albury Runabout

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

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

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

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ginny Jones

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ginny Jones

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint