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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

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

GRAYLING to Newfoundland, by Doug Hylan

GRAYLING to Newfoundland, by Doug Hylan

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

CELESTE’s Arctic Voyage: Traversing the Bering Sea, Sailing to the Top of America and the Rough Autumn Passages in the Alaskan Arctic

CELESTE’s Arctic Voyage: Traversing the Bering Sea, Sailing to the Top of America and the Rough Autumn Passages in the Alaskan Arctic

The Once and Future Boat Bow, by Rob Mazza

The Once and Future Boat Bow, by Rob Mazza

How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza

How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

The Albury Runabout

The Albury Runabout

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Passage to the Aleutians; a Voyage Along the Alaskan Coast

Passage to the Aleutians; a Voyage Along the Alaskan Coast

Surprise Me  Reload

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 1

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 1

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

My Favorite Rig and Why — A Fembøring Norse Square Rig, by Lance Lee

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

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

The Influence of My Father

The Influence of My Father

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part II, by Bruce Stannard

A Voyage Through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness – Part II, by Bruce Stannard

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II