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EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

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

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

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

The Long Affair: David Bradley and his Herreshoff S-Boat MISCHIEF. A Guest Blog by Ben Bradley

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

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

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

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

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

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

A Simple Electrical System for the Herreshoff S-class Sloop Mischief

Surprise Me  Reload

Some Great Old Sailing Photos: 18-Footers Sailing in Sydney, Australia

Some Great Old Sailing Photos: 18-Footers Sailing in Sydney, Australia

My Winter Boatbuilding Projects

My Winter Boatbuilding Projects

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Rieff

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Rieff

NO ORDINARY BEING: Lewellyn Howland talks about his biography of W. Starling Burgess

NO ORDINARY BEING: Lewellyn Howland talks about his biography of W. Starling Burgess

PT-11 – The Sailing Nesting Dinghy

PT-11 – The Sailing Nesting Dinghy

Bill Garden Designs from The Rudder Magazine

Bill Garden Designs from The Rudder Magazine

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 #21: Notes From Pago Pago – American Samoa

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #21: Notes From Pago Pago – American Samoa

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life