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 | Recreating the Moment: OCH Member Mark Folkerts shared this beautiful story of love behind this heartwarming video: "This past winter I... |
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 | I Feel Like I Can Make Anything: MORE INFO ON IYRS: IYRS School of Technology and the Trades is one of the top boatbuilding and restoration schools in th... |
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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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 | James Dodds at Messum’s Studio: Jamie Dodds was a shipwright before he became an artist so his paintings showing the structure of traditional working bo... |
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| The Maori Meaning of “AROHA”: We love name of this design. The moment we heard the Maori meaning behind the word Aroha, we knew this was going to be t... |
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 | David Tarr, Scallop Diver: Here in Brooklin we like to get our scallops fresh off the boat from our neighbor David Tarr. This video was just... |
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 | There’s Always Something More: We're completely inspired by Amy Jane "Cricket" Rust, the mentoree relationships she has built, and especially her insig... |
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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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 | A Second Life: It's not often that any of us get to have a second life, doing something we love that is totally different than our life... |
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 | We Belong to It: "The secret is not to pitch yourself against nature, but to bend your flow to hers." Ray Mears... |
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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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 | Guided: "Somewhere deep inside of me there is a drive to share something so magnificent." Ray Reitze, Maine Wilderness Gui... |
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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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 | Schooner WANDEEN: OCH member Peter Gossell has shared what amounts to a slideshow, single-episode version of TALLY HO, except over 30 year... |
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 | Small World with Pär Domeij: One of the most valuable things cruising has taught me is that the human connection makes the world small, and if you ke... |
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 | Steamboats on Klamath Lake: Some pretty Off Center boating from Oregon, where a group of steamboaters meet up on Klamath Lake each year to share the... |
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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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 | Clench Nail Machines In Action: Clench nails are highly suited for boatbuilding, with large heads and a specifically tapered tip to allow bending over.... |
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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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 | Be Inspired, by Steve Van Dam: This short little ad says a lot about one of the finest custom boat builders — Steve Van Dam. For more inspiration, se... |
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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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 | My Boy in a Boat: It seems like yesterday that my son Jack was learning how to row, circling the boats in Center Harbor, and heading off f... |
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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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 | Lighthouses in Storms: If you've ever wondered about those great photos of lighthouses in storm conditions here’s a neat short video that tel... |
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 | The Birth Of A Dugout Canoe: This Flotsam video suggested by Off Center Harbor member Paul Slowick. Thanks Paul. We've read about how pre-industrial... |
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 | Dhow: The way Europeans and Americans understand history is that westerners did business in ships and Arabs did business on ca... |
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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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 | 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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 | 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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 | VIXEN’s Voyage: Ever wonder what it would be like to have a family at sea? Bruce and Tiffany Halabisky have spent the last eight year... |
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 | OCH’s Trail Angel: Chances are, when you contact us at OCH, you'll reach Emma. She joined us in October after hiking 2,189.2 miles from Geo... |
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 | Ben & ALVA: Carpenter and boat builder Ben Harris speaks on the traditional boats of Falmouth Quay in Cornwall, and of his own boat... |
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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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| Steve Stone |
 | Nature Rx: I saw this at the Banff Mountain Film Festival and was so bummed that I didn't think of shooting it for OCH... Di... |
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 | Ralph Stanley – An Eye for Wood: For those curious about the maritime culture of the Maine Coast (And everyone oughta be!) this is as good as it gets. Ra... |
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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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 | Foy Brown and The Good Life: For all of us who dream of the good life on the coast of Maine, here is a visit with Foy Brown, lobsterman, boatbuilder... |
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| A Moving Film: ‘Denali’: DENALI: Watch this. There's a reason it got 8 million views in the week following its release earlier this month.... |
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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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| The Important Places: Here's a new short film that's going to win a lot of awards. As I plot and plan all year to get my own kids out of achie... |
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| Flook Anchor: This sure looks like a nifty anchor design. Anyone have experience with this product? Disclaimer: Although we are proud... |
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| Dustin Urban |
| 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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| Deus Ex Machina: It's a motorcycle, not a boat, but while you're watching Jack Churchill create this astonishing machine that was inspire... |
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| Ice Boating on the Hudson: There is an active ice boating scene on the Hudson River at this time of year when the ice conditions allow. I would lik... |
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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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| Old School Tools, Made by Hand: Gila, NM is a long way from a deep water anchorage, but I'm sure many of us can identify with the values imbued in this... |
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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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| Traditional Greek Boat Building: Traditional greek boat building methods are portrayed in this well-done short film by The Society for the Protection of... |
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| Bill Mayher |
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| Caulking Wooden Boats: In this Tips from a Shipwright video, Louis Sauzedde shares some trademark tips and tricks he uses when caulking wooden... |
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| Classic Family Boating: Although Discover Boating (a marketing arm of the National Marine Manufacturers Association) is about as "on-center" and... |
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| Repairing a Herreshoff 12.5: Here's a great series documenting the repair of a leaky Herreshoff 12.5 (or 12-1/2-footer, as some put it). Created by F... |
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| Website for Herreshoff: OCH members interested in the works of Herreshoff Mfg. Co. will love this new site posted by the MIT Museum. Here, you... |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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 Lugger Grayhound: Seasoned sailors Marcus Rowden and Freya Hart became intrigued with the French bisquine LA CANCALAISE and decided to bui... |
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| Eric Blake |
| Allspice by Coire Williams: Very cool slideshow by our friend Coire Williams as he constructs a traditional dinghy from a half model a carved under... |
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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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| Båtbygge med Hemming Forsell: Building a boat doesn't get anymore down-to-earth than this. No glue; no plywood. It takes place in Perna, Finland, in 1... |
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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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