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Slow August – Ghosting Along: With the ever-present sound of the sea being halted by granite outside this protected anchorage, we go drifting along am... |
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Slow August – Easy Does It: The steady sound of rowing marks the passing of a summer afternoon. So much imperfection (oarlocks, etc.) making up this... |
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Slow August – Island Time: The tent is set up, dinner is cooking, and you have the island all to yourselves. Nothing to do except smell the salt ai... |
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Remembering Sam Manning: Samuel F. Manning lived well and helped countless boatbuilders and marine historians through his career in maritime illu... |
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Slow August – Nahmakanta: Early morning at Nahmakanta Lake Camps in Maine’s North Woods. Mists, mountains, alone on the dock, and a moment all t... |
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SHANTY, a Proper Little Boat: Step aboard the gaff yawl SHANTY and meet her octogenarian skipper, who built her with his wife while living on one of N... |
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Slow August, Down at the Dock: With all the bathing beauties in Center Harbor, sometimes it's enough stimulation just to stroll the dinghy dock.... |
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Slow August – Afterglow: We have been inhaling since April, building since spring. Things to do, people coming, Never stopping. Now at last it... |
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Slow August – Margarita Time: Welcome to "Slow August". The time we spend on our boats often provides a quiet, relaxing meditation away from the frant... |
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The Aussie 18 – A Sure Bet: In the rough-and-tumble world of Sydney Harbor sailboat racing, the Aussie 18 sailboat - with its astonishing press of s... |
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The Daughter of a Sailor: In a special guest video, Leney Breeden takes us along her journey of being the "Daughter of a Sailor".... |
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Soul Sailing: A "soul sailor" (coined today by OCH) is a sailor who sails for the sheer pleasure of sailing. Although they may still e... |
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Passing Like a Dream: As the light of another shimmering summer begins to warm the coast of Maine, we wanted to show our appreciation to all t... |
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DAVID B – One Boat, Two Hearts: A skilled mechanical tinkerer and a gifted naturalist/cook turn their combined talents to the restoration of an ancient... |
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SPARKLE: The Boat to Beat: In 1947, two NASA rocket scientists started playing around with sailboat design. The result was SPARKLE: the boat to bea... |
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YONDER – Slow Boat, Rich Life: In Japan, it's called wabi-sabi — to Joe Coomer, it's the beauty of patina and the leisurely comfort of a slow boat.... |
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The RowCruiser with Colin Angus: For when an afternoon row is just not enough, and you'd like to explore beyond the waters close at hand... and then spen... |
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Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat: Seeing Harry Bryan's wheelbarrow boat in action across a couple of hundred yards of rock ledge and clam flats on the way... |
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Virtues of a Flat Bottom Skiff: Captain Havilah Hawkins makes his case for a flat bottom skiff. Simple, versatile, cheap to build, easy to maintain, a... |
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The Schmee of Havilah Hawkins: Havilah "Haddie" Hawkins, a fourth generation schoonerman, is one of the real originals. Combine this with his gaff sl... |
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Rock & Dock System: See the slick and simple technique Ben Mendlowitz put together to keep his dinghy from chafing on his dock.... |
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Virtues of a Yawl Rig: We wanted Queene Foster to help us understand the advantages of a yawl rig and traditional yawls because of her long exp... |
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Just Be, In a Boat: On a remote lake, deep in the famed North Woods of Thoreau country, a family discovers a space and time that's all too r... |
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Pocock Classic Racing Shells: What do you get when you cross a violin maker with a boatbuilder? We imagine it might look something akin to what happen... |
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Sliding Seat Rowing In A Wherry: Achieving the power and speed possible with sliding seat rowing need not be limited to needle-like shells that are half-... |
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Temple Tiny Regatta: Regattas need not be large and formal functions involving hardcore racing, signal flags, and grown men screaming for roo... |
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 | Bill Page: Market Maker: Here’s an updated version of a piece I wrote about Bill Page back in 2014; it was first published in WoodenBoat No. 24... |
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 | I Am a Luddite: Harry Bryan’s recent thoughtful essay (Am I a Luddite?) prompted many comments and more than a bit of reflection on th... |
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Am I A Luddite?: Am I A Luddite? Some Thoughts On Where We Are And Where We’re Going On a recent trip across the country by train, I fe... |
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 | The Off Center Contest: WELCOME TO THE "OFF CENTER" CONTEST (a.k.a. A rallying cry to find authentic things on the edge.) Everywhere we go these... |
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 | The Secret to Happiness, Part 2: At Off Center Harbor, we like encourage the ideas of slowing down, getting out into nature in simple boats, and making t... |
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 | Do You Have OCHD?: Hi. My name is Steve, and I’m an addict... After 41 years of explaining away my behavior as a “love of sailing,” I... |
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 | Why This Skiff?: Note: The new skiff that we're building in Brooklin this summer with local kids was designed by Havilah Hawkins. In a wo... |
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 | Restoring SPARKLE: NOTE: Originally published as an article in Classic Boat magazine in March 2011, we're happy to share the writing and ph... |
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 | All At Sea: Here's a brief excerpt from Karen Sullivan's book in progress, chronicling the transpacific voyage she and Jim Heumann m... |
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 | The Dragger ST. GEORGE: This begins a series showcasing photos from the Penobscot Marine Museum (PMM) that I feel OCH members will enjoy. A larg... |
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Whatever Floats: I was on vacation, suspended in the supportive water of the ocean, and thinking of what it means to float—or to displa... |
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Bob Douglas: Capt. Bob Douglas is an extraordinary man. Not only does he love [old] wooden boats (anything old in fact), he also love... |
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Thoughts About Islands: If you assume a satellite perspective, you look down upon the earth and view an ocean world in which float islands—be... |
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The Snow Row: One of the rites of early Spring in the New England boating world is the Snow Row put on by the visionaries at the Hull... |
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The Influence of My Father: I'll have to go back to my beginnings and say my father indirectly influenced me the most. He is the one who introduced... |
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 | The Influence of Joel White: "Whether it was counsel and encouragement with a construction or design problem, or going for an afternoon sail, you wer... |
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The Soul Behind Our Videos: If you've had a warm feeling when you've watched some of our videos -- maybe even a feeling that we've hidden a bit of s... |
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 | Wood on Water: An inspiring short film featuring a group of teenagers on a 40-day canoe journey through the Canadian wilderness. Beauti... |
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 | Lower Salmon River Jet Boat: If you need to practice handling a small boat in rough conditions maybe a trip up these rapids would help you refine you... |
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 | Three Girls in a Boat: A step back in time with a group of women sailing in 1933 on the Norfolk Broads.... |
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 | 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... |
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 | Through the Breaks: Join custom wooden boat builder Jason Cajune and his family on a float trip down the Missouri River, through the Upper M... |
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 | Champion Houseboaters: If houseboating was an Olympic sport, this couple would top the podium with gold, silver and bronze. That is, IF they'd... |
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 | Scoggie: From the furthest tip of Nova Scotia comes this sketch of a young boat builder with a philosophical turn of mind and an... |
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 | 3000 Years Under the Sea: Featuring beautiful 16mm color film and narration from cameraman Stan Waterman, 3000 Years Under the Sea tells the story... |
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 | 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... |
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 | Double Rainbow All the Way: Still brings any room of people to laughter, still beautiful, and now legendary all over the world . . .... |
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 | Camel Finds Water: Probably too old for this myself, but I hope my kids do it someday:... |
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 | 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... |
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 | 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... |
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 | Denali’s Raven: Check out the primal beauty and strength in the land, people and life choices...... |
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 | YUKON in Tasmania: It was a stunning afternoon yesterday in Tasmania — at the end of a beautiful sail on the old working ketch KERRAWYN w... |
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 | Anchor Point: What a remarkable story of forgiveness and grace. Thanks to J.T. Van Zandt, a fly-fishing guide in central Texas, for op... |
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Emma Mathis |
 | Paddle to Seattle: If you ever thought kayaking was just for a short outing, check out this great adventure of long-distance paddling. Josh... |
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Steve Stone |
 | Lego Car & Jet Bicycle?: This young man reminds me of an uber-talented classmate in film school at CalArts, Teddy Newton. Fast forward 20 years,... |
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Eric Blake |
 | Four Season Off-Grid Tent: I have a crush on this four season off-grid tent, as a houseboat idea. I have a new crush every day. None of them are... |
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Eric Blake |
 | Modern Tiny House on Wheels: Check out how cozy and cool a tiny home can be. This 227 square foot house was built by Yestermorrow design students in... |
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Racing the New York 40 CHINOOK: Enjoy a race aboard the New York 40 class yacht CHINOOK, courtesy of ClassicYacht.TV. Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshof... |
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Birthright: A beautiful story of transcendence, of freedom and fluidity found on the water. Disclaimer: Although we are proud that O... |
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Sailing the HMB ENDEAVOUR: A fixture of the biannual Australian Wooden Boat Festival is the HMB ENDEAVOUR, a full-size replica of the British Royal... |
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Tall Ship Sailing in Tasmania: The anticipation is building for OffCenterHarbor's first journey to the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasma... |
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Rescuing New Zealand’s Orcas: Few animals represent the power of our oceans as well as the Orca - the most intelligent predator on earth. For those of... |
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Cruising Alaska, Part 3: In the final installment of the 'Venture to Alaska' series (check out Part 1 here and Part 2 here), 65-foot motoryacht V... |
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Cruising Alaska, Part 2: In part two of 'Venture to Alaska', our hosts are cruising Alaska, and we're treated to scenes of Alaskan fjords and gla... |
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The Inside Passage to Alaska: Part nature film, part super yacht advertisement, this video is chock full of great scenery from the inside passage to A... |
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Fun on Foils: Seeing these boats fly around San Francisco Bay is like watching something straight out of a science fiction movie. At ... |
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5 J Boats: Here's some footage of J Boats sailing at this year's St. Barth's Bucket. Makes a nice counterpoint to the nautical tr... |
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Rick Mercer on the Bluenose: This one's a hoot. Canadian Broadcasting's Rick Mercer visits the Bluenose. Here's a link for more information on the Bl... |
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Bill Mayher |
Quiet Tune: Among the loveliest boats ever built--and we don't say this lightly--is Quiet Tune, the L. Francis Herreshoff ketch. In... |
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The Ship Builders of Essex: A world apart. Sit back and enjoy as this 1940's documentary evokes wooden ship building in the legendary town of Essex,... |
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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 Rockport Ma... |
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