Adventures
Sailing to Denton
Two canoe yawls on the Choptank River
...these rivers today? Eric and I wanted to find out. Roger Siebert . Our boats seemed suitable—shoal draft, nimble under sail, and easy enough to row, while having
Boat Profile
Taal SUP
A board for touring
...a surfboard and optimized
John Hartmann’s Ilur
...lapstrake construction. That’s how WAXWING was built. The beam and
Adventures
A Lakeland Row
A father-and-son circumnavigation
...sandwiches, and took a dip in the clear and, to Finnish standards, warm water. all photographs by the author The calm waters and mild weather at the start of the tour were
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A Peapod for a Schooner
Building the BILL D at the Maine Maritime Museum
...A normal boatbuilding project develops a flow, a rhythm. But when your workforce is intermittent, that doesn’t happen so much. It’s definitely not the most
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The Caracal
Born by a beautiful bay
...in size from 12′ to 22′, and there are enough models that one might think every potential customer’s needs would be met. But that assumption would be incorrect. “The couple who
Product Reviews
Natas
Japanese hatchets
...of aluminum and tough plastic and will carry the nata in either orientation
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The Paine 14
A Herreshoff 12 1⁄2, in miniature
...also did not want to tread on the business niche developed by Doughdish, Cape Cod Shipbuilding, and other H12½ shops over the past several decades. “They are ma
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FESTINA LENTE
A wherry to “Make Haste Slowly”
...building a boat from lumber. The first arrangement
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GENERATIONS
A family-built Bevins skiff
...Seaport Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. Kits, plans, and instructions are available
News and Curiosities
NOAA Releases New Version of Chart No. 1
The chart of charts has been updated. This article at NOAA’s website details the revisions that appear in the new version. As always, the chart is available
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Swallow Boats’ SeaRaider
A purpose-designed Raid boat
...is likely to meet a wide range of weather conditions, from varied wind strengths, both upwind and downwind, to sudden rain squalls or katabatic gusts
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Outrigger Junior
A modern form of an old idea
...discover new islands in the vast ocean. John Marples is a yacht designer and marine surveyor
Product Reviews
Cen-Tec’s Quick Click
Dust collection for small power tools
...motor by 4″ hoses, but I’ve only recently added a system that works equally
Technique
Living with Little Boats
A guide to orderly storage and transport
...roof racks (visit
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The Boston Whaler Montauks
Unsinkable classic still going strong
...foam between the inner and outer hull skins, and the self-drain cockpit and low
Adventures
Sea Trial
A neophyte on the Inside Passage, Part 1
...3-1/2 miles to Chatham Point. The tide had turned and the west-flowing flood in Johnstone Strait was wor
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Heritage 23
A kit boat inspired by the Great Lakes Mackinaw
...open waters. Early models, which primarily featured pointed bows and sterns, varied greatly in style, depending on the builder. Once
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The 16/30 Sailing Canoe
An easy-to-build racer finds its inspiration in history
...century or so ago. Geoff Kerr No racing boat is
Product Reviews
EP Carry
Compact power for dinghies
...easy, one-hand lift. The battery, in its case, weighs 6.3 lbs and will float if dropped overboard. The whole package—motor, battery, charger, and carry bag—weighs 22.3 lbs, and is
Adventures
A San Juan Islands Solo
At home away from home
...It was pushing a foaming white bow wave but ma
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The Harrier Double-Ender
An eye-catching blend of old and new technology.
...is tricky to tack in the light airs, but she will respond to, on occasion, a momentary bac
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La Paz
A plywood deep-V sportfisher
We were loo
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Night Heron
A fast and handsome 18' kayak
...type, Heron has what the naval architects would refer to as a “high prismatic co
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The Melonseed Skiff
Daysailer and duckgunner
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