Adventures, MUSTELID,
Introduction to the Venture
...their abundance of brown bear (aka grizzlies), and our Chichagof has the highest known density of them on earth; there are 1,600, outnumbering the roughly 1,350 humans huddled in four
Boat Profile
A gaff-headed sloop from New Zealand
...“It made me realize I wanted a trailer boat at home to minimize pre-Christmas maintenance,” Krumm-Gartner says. “In the United States, daysailers are ma
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Heading Out
We’re finally underway! We won’t see the wilderness wedding we set out
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The Outer Islands
...on its very bones. Stunted trees lean into winds long blown yet soon enough
Product Reviews
Moving heavy loads over soft surfaces
...cove at dusk. I was loo
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Outer Passages
...Expect the unexpected. The Tlingit People were here from the time of legend. Fur hunters came, and whalers. Miners by the hundreds. Moonshiners to quench their thirst and the Law to staunch the flow. Nowadays, a few
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Outside Waters
...But there’s a slow joy to it. It is new stone, pushed up along the fringe of the ring of fire. It’s youthful geology positively kic
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Boat Profile
A classic design for plywood construction
...The dog ate the
Boat Profile
A Cat-Rigged Sharpie
...Hampshire in the barn/boatshop of the farmhouse that McIntosh has called home since his birth there. During World War II he was in Panama building and repairing wooden boats
18'7" Hardangersjekte
A stri
A likable 15' catboat
...
Boat Profile
A beach-explorer tender with a design pedigree
Paul LaBrie is new to professional boatbuilding, but the design he chose
Designs, House & Canal,
Phil Thiel's ESCARGOT is a canal boat designed for slow, enjoyable journeys in protected waters.
...few basic tools and minimal woodwor
Designs, Powerboats,
Design based on the Alton Wallace West Pointer workboats from the Maine coast.
...to the bottom provides good initial stability—have you ever try hauling something heavy over the side of a typically tender deep-V hull? The flat bottom also permits this boat to plane with modest power. Substantial
Designs, Sailing & Pulling,
...attract admiration at every turn, a unique blend of traditional design and modern wood construction. Construction Plans Plans
Designs, Daysailer,
A clean, frameless, glued-lapstrake plywood hull makes this a handsome double-ender.
...surfboats that have evolved to meet the rigors of wor
Designs, Sailing & Pulling,
A big little boat with a lot of excellent qualities.
...No. 102
Designs, Daysailer,
Inspired daysailer with a centerboard conversion similar to the Haven 12 1/2.
...Average Cost per set: $150.00 WB Plan No. 129 *See page 96
Designs, Daysailer,
Cold-molded construction results in a light, tight hull that is well suited to trailering.
...set of plans