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Maynard Bray
Key Events in the Long Life of the Schooner MARTHA: The following key events came from Doug Cole’s comprehensive article published in WoodenBoat #184 which have been upd...
Nat Benjamin
“Passage to Haiti” – Part 2, The Village of Île-à-Vache: In Part 2, Nat arrives in Haiti where he delivers a boatload of supplies to a local orphanage and shows us the Haitian...
Nat Benjamin
“Passage to Haiti” – Part 1, The Voyage, by Nat Benjamin: This is about sailing and giving, both of which OCH Guide, Nat Benjamin, excels at. In CHARLOTTE, a wooden schooner that...
Havilah Hawkins
My Favorite Rig and Why—The Gaff Rigged Schooner, by Havilah Hawkins: Okay, I’ll admit up front that I am a bit biased. In spite of now owning the 50’ sloop VELA, I can’t help myself....
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A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY: Hosted by OCH co-founder Maynard Bray Bill Bunting’s two books (Parts I and II) entitled A Day’s Work have intrigu...
LinAndLarry Pardey
The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio: I’ve had the good fortune to sail on dozens of different boats over the years ranging from 140 foot schooners to light...
Bill Mayher
BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure: VISITING the BLUENOSE II SCHOONER RESTORATION   A couple of years ago Taylor Allen, the owner of Rockport Marine, o...
Dick Wagner
The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – Rozinante, Beetle Cat and Scow Schooner: Rozinante: A slim, lightweight hull with a well-balanced ketch or yawl rig, this boat keeps on sailing in the lightest...

 

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Maynard Bray
W. Starling Burgess’ Schooners with Randy Peffer & Wayne Ettel: Although he lived only 67 years and was orphaned at age 13, W. Starling Burgess, like his father Edward before him, left...
Ben Mendlowitz
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Erik Sayce
Building a 70-Foot Scow Schooner on Martha’s Vineyard: Scow: The Zen of Boat Building is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the journey of world reknown driftwood a...
Dustin Urban
Classic Herreshoff Schooner Elena – A Racing Replica: Thanks to OCH member Roger Rodibaugh for bringing this film about the classic schooner ELENA to our attention. She’...
Dustin Urban
David Crosby’s Legendary Alden Schooner MAYAN: Folk rock and classic wooden boats – they’re a beautiful pairing, as we’ve written about here and here...
Ben Mendlowitz
LYNX – “America’s Privateer”: Here’s a nice piece on LYNX, a 76-foot topsail schooner designed by Melbourne Smith, built by our friends at Rockp...

 

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