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Fitz Henry Lane by Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray

Fitz Henry Lane by Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray

The Concordia Yawl Story; Another View by Llewellyn Howland III

The Concordia Yawl Story; Another View by Llewellyn Howland III

Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

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

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Good Reads: Recommendations by Iain Oughtred

Good Reads: Recommendations by Iain Oughtred

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Surprise Me  Reload

Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

The Influence of Uncle Bill Barker

The Influence of Uncle Bill Barker

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

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

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin