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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

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

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

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

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific, Update #7

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific, Update #7

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Echo Bay Dory Skiff

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 2: Frames; Fastenings; Stem; Sheer Clamps—All Upside Down

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 2: Frames; Fastenings; Stem; Sheer Clamps—All Upside Down

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 Rescue

Tom Robinson’s Rescue

They Don’t Make Postcards for This—Aboard MIMI ROSE with Guest Blogger Anne Bryant

They Don’t Make Postcards for This—Aboard MIMI ROSE with Guest Blogger Anne Bryant

Whatever Floats

Whatever Floats

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

Women of the Working Waterfront: Port Townsend

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It