In Small Boats this month, Simon Foord profiles the Glen-L 19, a sloop with cabin accommodations for two, and Nic Compton introduces the Grand Silmaril, a camp-cruiser whose traditional working-boat lines and rig are combined with modern construction and materials. In Idaho, Bob and Heidi Van Putten explore Priest Lake in their 11′ 8″ flatiron skiff. Needing new parrels for his expanded Caledonia Yawl rig, Christopher Cunningham devises a method for turning holesaw plugs into beads without the use of a lathe. In our gear reviews, Ben Fuller discusses his favorite multi-tool, while Christopher Cunningham stays dry under a tried-and-tested sou’wester. And a young rigger in Berkeley, California, builds a boat for a friend for just the cost of the materials.

Featured above is a moment of relaxation during a small-boat cruise on Priest Lake, Idaho, photograph by Heidi Van Putten; and on our front cover is Emmanuel Conrath’s prototype Grand Silmaril, photograph by Nic Compton.