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Boat Shop Visit – Bertram Levy: One of life's fine pleasures is simply hanging out in the boatshop talking shop. And so we stopped by to visit retired d... |
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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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The Smallest Boat in the Harbor: As time moves on we are discovering that, often, it's the smallest pleasures that generate the sweetest dividends - the... |
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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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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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Steve Stone |
 | 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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Steve Stone |
 | 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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Bill Mayher |
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Havilah Hawkins |
 | 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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Nat Benjamin |
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Steve Stone |
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Eric Blake |
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Bill Mayher |
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Dick Wagner |
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Steve Stone |
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Steve Stone |
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Doug Hylan |
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Maynard Bray |
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Ellen Leonard |
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Maynard Bray |
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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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Steve Stone |
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Maynard Bray |
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Kaci Cronkhite |
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Havilah Hawkins |
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Ginny Jones |
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Ellen Leonard |
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Karen Sullivan |
 | 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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Maynard Bray |
 | 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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Ellen Leonard |
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Geoff Kerr |
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Ellen Leonard |
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Maynard Bray |
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Erik Sayce |
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Kevin Ross |
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Ben Mendlowitz |
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Harry Bryan |
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Gubby Williams |
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Steve Stone |
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Ben Fuller |
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Peter Neill |
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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Ginny Jones |
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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Peter Neill |
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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Havilah Hawkins |
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Geoff Kerr |
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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Brion Rieff |
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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Doug Hylan |
 | 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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Steve Stone |
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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 | 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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 | 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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Steve Stone |
 | Anchor Point: What a remarkable story of forgiveness and grace. The title of this film is "Anchor Point", a term I wasn't familiar wit... |
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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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Steve Stone |
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Bill Mayher |
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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Maynard Bray |
Maritime Museum of Tasmania: In her post, Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 1, OCH Guide Kaci Cronkhite recommends visiting the Maritime Museum of Tas... |
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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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Dustin Urban |
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Steve Stone |
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Dustin Urban |
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Erik Sayce |
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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Erik Sayce |
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Steve Stone |
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Dustin Urban |
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Dustin Urban |
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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Erik Sayce |
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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Dustin Urban |
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Dustin Urban |
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Steve Stone |
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Dustin Urban |
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Maynard Bray |
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Ben Mendlowitz |
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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Bill Mayher |
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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Steve Stone |
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Maynard Bray |
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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Bill Mayher |
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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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 Rockport Ma... |
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Maynard Bray |
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