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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

SHELDRAKE, A Charming Little Keel Sloop Designed by OCH Guide Nat Benjamin

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Surprise Me  Reload

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

A Sail in the Herreshoff S-boat Mischief

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

Good Reads: Recommendations by Walt Ansel

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

GRAMP Heads to Mystic Seaport

Passage to the Aleutians; a Voyage Along the Alaskan Coast

Passage to the Aleutians; a Voyage Along the Alaskan Coast

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Starship to Oceania by Steve Callahan

Thoughts About Islands

Thoughts About Islands

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Beach Pea Tender

Beach Pea Tender

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)