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Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Three Tricks of the Rigging Trade

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

The Positive Influence of Clients from Hell

The Positive Influence of Clients from Hell

Surprise Me  Reload

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #18 – Shore Team: Samoa-bound

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #18 – Shore Team: Samoa-bound

What About CONSUELO? by Maynard Bray & N.G. Herreshoff

What About CONSUELO? by Maynard Bray & N.G. Herreshoff

Puffin Dinghy 10

Puffin Dinghy 10

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

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

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The STORMY Story

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The STORMY Story

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Floorboards, Seats, and Backrests, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Floorboards, Seats, and Backrests, by Maynard Bray

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954