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<span class="excerpt_part">...her forebear, each of the fetching JANE ANN&rsquo;s lines is placed with purpose. Her full midsection and moderate deadrise indicate a <strong>com</strong>fortable and accommodating boat. This Boat Profile was published in Small Boats 2011 and appears here as archival material. If you have more information about this boat, plan, or design &ndash; please let us know in the <strong>com</strong>ment section....</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">The Asa Thomson skiff holds quiet appeal. Appreciation for this little skiff <strong>com</strong>es on slowly but deeply, like true and enduring love. She&rsquo;s a culmination of a number of elegant and subtle factors that, while not strikingly obvious, <strong>com</strong>e together in a <strong>com</strong>pact craft that is well balanced in look and in feel. Asa Thomson was a New Bedford, Massachusetts,...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...well, responded promptly to the helm, and resisted bow steering, even <strong>com</strong>ing down the wave backs. Boaters with better se<strong>nse</strong> had already quit the Reach as I made my way down to Brooklin, feeling a bit foolish for being out in those conditions and lucky at my choice of boat. By the time I reached my mooring I had shipped...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...Tom Jackson The 11&rsquo; hull divides to form a bundle only 5&rsquo;10&rdquo; long, 4&prime; 2&Prime; wide, and a maximum of 1&prime; 8&Prime; high, and the flat bottom makes nesting them easy. The forward of the two sections is <strong>com</strong>pletely decked over at thwart height, which provides necessary hull stiffness and also sees to it that any water <strong>com</strong>ing aboard is...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...slings to set her on her trailer. The boat is light for a 26-footer, at 2,700 lbs of displacement. By contrast, the modified cold-molded Paul Gartside double-ender ELF (see page 96), with substantially more equipment for its <strong>com</strong>pletely different purpose of <strong>com</strong>fortable cruising, displaces more than 5,000 lbs for its shorter overall length of 24&prime;. WINDSPRITE&rsquo;s light weight makes her...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...styling gimmicks, BLACKBIRD <strong>com</strong>bines the purposeful look of a workboat with the grace of a gentleman&rsquo;s launch. Although a cynic could argue that the <strong>com</strong>plex shapes, especially in the trunk cabin, are hard to build and unnecessary to the boat&rsquo;s function, she&rsquo;d lose a lot of her emotional appeal if those shapes were eliminated&mdash;at least the love-at-first-sight part. The smitten...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...While it is one of the boat&rsquo;s more expensive <strong>com</strong>ponents, it is worth it for the added <strong>com</strong>fort it provides. The Goliath featured here, ANDIAMO, is powered by a 27-hp Yanmar diesel, cleverly hidden in a box that doubles as a seat. The arrangement plan shows a berth in the forward cabin, but Tom chose to leave this space bare...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...pounds of her), took much of his waterborne pleasure in double-paddle canoes of his own design. <strong>Com</strong>pared to sea kayaks, these canoes offer greater stability and <strong>com</strong>fort. For inexperienced paddlers, they can prove safer. Folks who have no intention of learning more than the first 180 degrees of the Eskimo roll, might be better served by double-paddle canoes. <strong>Com</strong>pared to...</span>