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That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin

“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Surprise Me  Reload

Three Tricks of the Trade That Others Should Know About, by Peter Neill

Three Tricks of the Trade That Others Should Know About, by Peter Neill

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Inadvertently Green, The Budget Cruising Dividend

Inadvertently Green, The Budget Cruising Dividend

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Punting

Punting

Enhancing a Cape Cod Marlin

Enhancing a Cape Cod Marlin

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I