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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

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

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

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

My Thoughts on Power Tools

My Thoughts on Power Tools

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

Good Reads: Recommendations by Iain Oughtred

Good Reads: Recommendations by Iain Oughtred

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Cruising South Aboard MIMI ROSE; A Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Cruising South Aboard MIMI ROSE; A Guest Blog by Anne Bryant

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr