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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

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

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA

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

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

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

Ginny Jones Reviews THE WHALEBOAT’s Latest Edition

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

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

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Punting

Punting

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Revisiting “Between Wind and Water” by Gerald Warner Brace

Re-skinning a Boothbay Harbor One-Design Sloop with Veneers and Epoxy, by Eric Blake

Re-skinning a Boothbay Harbor One-Design Sloop with Veneers and Epoxy, by Eric Blake

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

Antique Ingenuity; The Shaw & Tenney Oar Lathe

The Influence of a Boat and Ben

The Influence of a Boat and Ben

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down