Product Reviews
Waterproof Duffels
Storage for cruising and camping gear
...this bag easy to carry
Adventures
Downriver, Part 1
Rowing the Upper Mississippi
...The river was hardly loo
Adventures
Going Down the Road
A guide to trailer safety
...you are new to bac
Boat Profile
Storm 23
A stylish and distinctive double-ender
...the deck of a camera boat on the south coast of Devon, I was similarly struck by the la
Adventures
Rowing the North Atlantic
Two friends, one old boat
...almost out of power and the GPS was
Adventures
Gile Flowage
Working with the wind
...I drifted off to sleep, happy to be tucked into a sheltered corner of the flowage, cozy and bug
Boat Profile
Milford 20
A New Zealand Sharpie
...made from a sitting position in the
Boat Profile
Duckling 17
Fast solo rowing
...is reinforced by the flotation/seat
Boat Profile
Lillie
Updating a classic design for modern construction
...are sawn
Boat Profile
Drake
A faering for today’s oarsman
...kind of recreational user today: the oarsman. He does so by ma
Boat Profile
The 18′ Mower Dory
A boat for fine rowing and sailing
...would be a great boat,’” Goldman said. Then the two co-owners of Barefoot Wooden Boats— a boatbuilding, restoration, and charter
Boat Profile
The Penobscot Wherry
A nicely mannered rowboat
...At the waterline the hull is double ended. A raked, curved stern is both pleasing to the eye and useful in a following sea, lifting much more readily to waves than the squared-off stern of most rowing boats. The rake in the stern is
Adventures
A Portage Too Far
A tidal rapid, a beaver dam, and an impossible haul
...was the only time we’d have together
Boat Profile
Acorn 13
A jewel of a boat
...transom. To make the 13-footer, the 11′ 8″ version’s construction molds are
Technique
Doughnut Fenders
Distinctive and easy to make
...a fiberglass boat. Our redemption
Reader Built Boats
Joe Lanni’s LUCKY DUCK
The ultimate built-on-a-shoestring racer
...Joe describes himself as the perpetual novice and, despite his appreciation
Whitehall Tender, Adventures,
From Father to Son
Five generations of boatbuilders
...I was afraid the garboard would need steaming, as the twist was significant and the
Boat Profile
The Flatfish
An inspired daysailer
...and interpretation ever since they hit the water over 100 years ago. The Flatfish, designed in the early 1990s, is Joel White’s version of Herreshoff’s Fish. In 1992, I was loo
Product Reviews
Flex Tape vs. Densyl Tape
Finding the right tape for emergency repairs
...a synthetic fabric, impregnated and coated with a neutral petrolatum
Boat Profile
Woods Hole Spritsail Boat
From workboat to daysailer
...workboat design is roomy and
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Autumn Leaves
A canoe-yawl pocket cruiser
Two years ago, when I was considering building my next sailboat, I daydreamed about a
Little Moby
Rough-water skiff
...at 25 knots while clutching the
Designs, Powerboats,
19′ 7″ Albury Runabout
Straight out of the Bahamas, this design is ideal for strip-planking or cold-molding.
...fine entry, producing an easy ride even in the short, steep chop
Canoes & Kayaks, Designs,
10′ 8″ Stickleback Canoe
The shortest of the four canoes in Iain Oughtred’s catalogue.
Nessmuk (pen name of George Washington Sears) wrote “the light, single canoe with double-bladed paddle is bound to soon become a
Boat Profile
The Kaholo
A stand-up paddleboard you can build
...when the air inside it expands. Along with the vent fittings, carrying handles and nonskid deck pads are included in the kits. Indeed, a Kaholo kit