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That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

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

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

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

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

Life in a Drop

Life in a Drop

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Surprise Me Reload

Traditional Peapod Tender

Traditional Peapod Tender

Good Reads: Recommendations by Peter Neill

Good Reads: Recommendations by Peter Neill

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

Hop In and Buckle Up for the National Championships

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

PACIFIC and the McMenemys

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 Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

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