Technique
Pythagorean Mooring
Variations on anchoring
I first read about the Pythagorean mooring technique in Roger Barnes’s delightful and informative book, The Dinghy Cruising
Boat Profile
The Sand Bar by Tidal Roots
A Maine-built cedar SUP board
...it has less plow, more glide. Peter Van Allen Tidal Roots boards have between 24 and 28 CNC router-cut pieces in the framework. The solid balsa bloc
Boat Profile
Guillemot
An Iain Oughtred sail-and-oar skiff
...but not impossible quarters,
Boat Profile
Penobscot 14
An Arch Davis Classic
...
Product Reviews
Gill Deckhand Gloves
Durable protection from Gill
...polyester-spandex shells with doubled synthetic suede Amara reinforcements and padding. None of these
Boat Profile
Brockway Skiff
A budget-friendly skiff for professional and recreational watermen
...,expense, and weight to the project. It took me four weeks to build the boat from start to finish, wor
Product Reviews
Clampdesk
A weatherproof writing organizer
...sliders. I bought a Rite in the Rain “All-Weather Legal Pad” which has 35 sheets of letter-size 8-1/2″ x 11″ recyclable paper. The pad is a good fit
Product Reviews
Paddle Pump
A space-saving innovation for small boats
...long. The Paddle Pump was created by two Maine seaplane pilots, who often had a need to pump out a pontoon or move a plane a short distance to or from a dock. The beavertail blade offers good power and the loc
Boat Profile
Fenwick Williams’s 18’ Catboat
A frisky little cat
...perky appearance,
Boat Profile
The Kingfisher Power Dory
A self-bailing power dory
Richard Wilson is a boatbuilding instructor. His smart-loo
Reader Built Boats
UNA
An Oughtred Sooty Tern
...the time he spent pondering: “Thin
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Caledonia Yawl, Aboard Small Boats,
Caledonia Yawl
Aboard Small Boats - A Video Series
...length. In steady winds she’ll safely sail heeled over, her crew central and sitting up to windward. The push/pull tiller may take some time to get used to but it works
Technique
Topsails for Sprit Rigs
A classy addition to a classic rig
I have always liked sailing in light air. Ghosting along close to shore on a quiet evening feels like magic, especially in a small boat. But light-air sailing, though relaxing, is surprisingly challenging. In moderate winds, any boat
Boat Profile
The Sid Skiff
A boat to take personally
...sloop, but as
Product Reviews
A Universal Marine Compass
A steering compass that also serves for hand-held bearings
...is conveniently placed
Fitting Out Guide
Painting SYMRA
Careful preparation and no masking tape yield a timeless finish
...with white hardener (not the blue hardener that
Boat Profile
ELSON PERRY
A sailing treasure from the past
...be taken in lining-off the plan
Designs, Performance Rowing,
20′ Bangor Packet Rowing Wherry
Lightweight, reasonably seaworthy recreational single with a sliding seat and outriggers.
...boat, rather than on top of it. As you can judge
Designs, Daysailer,
18′ 8″ Mackinaw Boat
Suitable for rowing, daysailing, or coastal cruising.
...model) influenced designer Nelson Zimmer. The plans
Boat Profile
Marblehead Gunning Dory
A boat that almost builds itself
...from setup through getting the boat ready
Boat Profile
The Moosabec Reach Boat
New life for a striking 14-footer from the 19th century
...the time
Adventures
Roll on Columbia
100 miles upriver by oar and sail
...than backtrac
Technique
A Cam-Lever Planking Clamp
Homemade planking clamps as good as a helping hand
...on and
Reader Built Boats
A George Putz Walrus
An experimental skin on an old-school frame
...where each screw holding the guard passed through the skin there was a pathway