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The ones we can’t quite get out of our minds. We have hunted down a number of close-to-perfect boats of various shapes and sizes and will profile them in our “Good Boats, Up Close” section.

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Ben Harris, Boatbuilder & His Boat ALVA: If you liked the video about boatbuilder Ben Harris, here’s a closer look at his boat ALVA: BEN HARRIS – BOA...
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JOLIE BRISE – The Boat That Changed Tom Cunliffe’s Life: It takes quite a boat to change any person’s life, but for a life-long sea-going mariner like Tom Cunliffe it woul...
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Bill Mayher
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Eric Blake
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Eric Blake
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Erik Sayce
Viking Longship DRAKEN HARALD HÅRFAGRE: Built in Haugesund, Norway, and launched in 2012, the DRAKEN HARALD HÅRFAGRE is the largest viking longship built in mo...
Erik Sayce
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Dustin Urban
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