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Lovin’ Livin’ in Maine’s Northwoods: We’re proud to embrace simplicity and self sufficiency afloat—but also honor these virtues ashore. So occasionally w...

The Off Center Crew

Dawn Kish Rediscovers Glen Canyon and Tad Nichols: This film is about a conservation photographer, Dawn Kish, documenting the hidden treasure of the Southwest known as Gle...

Sandy Lam

NWSWB Alumni Spotlight: Ginny Wilson: Ginny Wilson talks about her journey to becoming a shipwright after studying at the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Buil...

The Off Center Crew

Recreating the Moment: OCH Member Mark Folkerts shared this beautiful story of love behind this heartwarming video: "This past winter I...

Steve Stone

Race to Alaska – The Movie! (Trailer): The Race to Alaska movie is in theaters now. I could imagine a TIME magazine review saying: "The Feel-Good Movie o...

Sandy Lam

Three Girls in a Boat: A step back in time with a group of women sailing in 1933 on the Norfolk Broads....

Steve Stone

Pink Martini – Amado Mio, Live in Concert: We've used this song in two of our videos, and the live performance of the song is quite special, so we thought you migh...

Steve Stone

Fretwater Boatworks — Can’t Beat This Place for Fun: Fretwater Boatworks — a legendary someplace in the middle of nowhere....

Steve Stone

W.A.G. Bags to the Rescue: Is he really going there? Ya, sorry — but it's a reality/question we ran into all summer, and we've been thinking that...

Steve Stone

The Soulful Art of Building a Flamenco Guitar: Every once in awhile we run across a video that we have to post. Despite not having a single boat in it, there are overl...

Steve Stone

Fishpeople — Lives Transformed by the Sea: A new film by Keith Malloy — just the right length for an evening's entertainment and inspiration. It's a series of pr...

Eric Blake

Champion Houseboaters: If houseboating was an Olympic sport, this couple would top the podium with gold, silver and bronze. That is, IF they'd...

Steve Stone

Hot Racing in Kenya — Lamu New Year’s Dhow Race: Every January 1, crews of local watermen gather on Shela Beach on Lamu Island in Kenya for the most prestigious race of...

Steve Stone

I Just Realized That I’m a Wimp: Just can't help but post these videos even though they don't have a single boat in them. After watching the movie Free S...

Steve Stone

Double Rainbow All the Way: Still brings any room of people to laughter, still beautiful, and now legendary all over the world . . ....

Steve Stone

Camel Finds Water: Probably too old for this myself, but I hope my kids do it someday:...

Steve Stone

Alone in the Wilderness, with Dick Proenneke – Part 1: So many of us have dreamed of chucking it all and building a little cabin on a remote shoreline in the wild. In the 1960...

The Off Center Crew

Governor Hammond’s Reflection on Dick Proenneke at Twin Lakes, Alaska: Here's a reflection on Dick Proenneke by Jay Hammond, Governor of Alaska (1974-1982). Imagine being one of those young b...

The Off Center Crew

Dick Proenneke’s Cabin Today: Here's a nice little look at Dick's cabin, as it is today, part of Lake Clark National Park. See what this cabin is all...

Steve Stone

This River, by The Warren Hood Band: Thanks to OCH member Stephen Clark in Austin for turning us on to Warren Hood and this song. And thanks, Warren, for all...

Steve Stone

Sandy Hook Remembrance Sculpture Built at Brooklin Boat Yard: Check out the beautiful sculpture that Todd Skoog and Rick Chamberlain built at Brooklin Boat Yard for the Sandy Hook Re...

Steve Stone

Why I Build — Stone Mason Jane Dewitt: In the "Age of the Kardashians", I'm sure glad we're starting to see more short films about women like Jane Dewitt....

Steve Stone

Creatures of the Sea: Turn the volume up, click full screen, and get lost for a moment in a dream of fishing and creatures of the sea... The s...

Steve Stone

Epic Capsize, but That’s Only Half the Story: Anyone who has been with kiwis (New Zealanders) on the water knows their of their natural talent. But, here's the best e...

Steve Stone

Slomo Describes the Neurology of OCHD!: If you think you may have OCHD, you'll definitely want to check out this video from the New York Times. Slomo's descript...

Steve Stone

Aboard a Legendary Houseboat – Meet the Moron Brothers: Who says you need a flawless houseboat design? Join the Moron Brothers as they take a journey down the Kentucky River in...

Steve Stone

Learning from Old-Timers — A Day with Fred in the Dolomites: Forgive me for going off center, because the video below doesn't have a boat in it. But it does get right to the core of...

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