The Story of a Jib and a Balanced Lug

With Musings on a Lateen.There was once a lonely Lug who didnt know what he was missing until he met Jib. He sailed to windward, off the beam and dead...

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Our Schooner Race on Shearwater 45 Apella

The 25th running of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race proved to be a well-run and memorable event. The weatherman came close to creating big problems...

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Ellies got wheels

I bought Ellie a new trailer this weekend. A local boat shop had several left over trailers from a recent boat show that were on sale for $100 off.The...

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Messing About with Oysters

Yesterdays TSCA Hood Canal Oyster Messabout at Twanoh State Park was absolutely wonderful, with good friends, perfect weather, a variety of boats, and...

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Chris Morejohns history of Hells Bay Boatworks beginning till 2001

The word technical flats skiff did not exist when we launched our first skiff. At that time the game plan and goal for Hal and Flip was to build a very...

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Lovely Wooden Blocks

Quite a while ago I decided that I wanted Lovely Wooden Blocks on my Navigator.  I finally got around to estimating how many I would need. ...

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Reminder for OkoumeFest

OkoumeFest is only a few days away, on May 18th. If you want to see or sail the Paper Jet and live within reach of the Annapolis area, this could be your...

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Design 2088 Bolle V

This 6-meter racing yacht was built by the Yachtwerft Hans Wirz of Steinbach/Bodensee, Switzerland.  She is double planked of mahogany with white...

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WANTED

You know how many marinas there are in the Sacramento Delta?  A lot, let me tell you.  And Ive called nearly every one in search of our elusive,...

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Sail Repair

In Webb Chiles excellent book, Storm Passage, he tells the tale of nearing the end of his first solo circumnavigation in a boat that is sinking. In addition...

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Bristol Bay Gillnetter

This salmon fishing boat was known by several names. In San Francisco, California it was a Sacramento River salmon boat. In Astoria, Oregon they called...

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