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Posted October 20th, 2026 - The 1995 replica Dutch East India Company ship BATAVIA, launched in 1995, this year ends her days as a floating exhibit.
Posted October 20th, 2026 - Across the Bar: Charles Poore Munroe, 88, June 11, 2026, Coconut Grove, Florida.
As the 2026 WoodenBoat School season comes to an end, we offer this glimpse of the school from mid-June, when WoodenBoat magazine editor Matt Murphy took a day away from...
Think of every cliché that has to do with nothing under the sun being new, that what goes around comes around, that history repeats itself or at least rhymes....
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WoodenBoat No. 313 (November/December 2026) features a profile of a career Maine windjammer captain, detailed instructions for building your own double-paddle canoe, the history of the timeless Sparkman & Stephens-designed New York 32 class, and a discussion of a nearly lost style of sculling unique to Chesapeake Bay—plus much more!
Our videos offer both brief, and in-depth, lessons in boatbuilding, seamanship, and related crafts; they also deliver inspiration in the series WoodenBoat Legends, which tours viewers through the world’s best wooden boats, and connection with WoodenBoat luminaries through the series WoodenBoat Live.
Learn about reading plans, hanging planks, interior joinery, half models, finishing and more...
Learn about propper tool use, shop setup and even the making of specialty tools associated with boatbuilding and woodworking.
Learn skills for sailing as well as powerboat operation.
Profiles of great wooden boats—and their people
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From the Archive offers a curated selection of articles from past issues of WoodenBoat—timeless stories, practical knowledge, and memorable boats brought back into view. It’s a chance to revisit the depth of the magazine and rediscover pieces worth reading again.
Gaff cutters with hulls built of oak, elm, and pitch pine, the pilot cutters...
Coming up with standards for what’s pretty when it comes to boats (and lots...
GALENE was designed by Albert Luke and built by Luke Brothers in Hamble, England,...
Explore the history of the sloop OVERLORD, a former training vessel turned club boat...
KUPUNA Photos by Andrew Kydd KUPUNA was built in Hawaii by Andy Kydd at...
The most important skills in boatbuilding. It distinguishes the carpenter from the boatbuilder. It’s...
When the virtues of a traditional wooden boat are extolled, we often hear how...
A chainsaw mill allows a boatbuilder to take advantage of wood that might otherwise...
Solianna Halabisky spent six years building LA BELLE SAUVAGE, an 11′ dinghy whose design...
Consider the simple process of measuring from here to there, and it becomes clear...
The Naskeag 16 is an easily transported high-performance daysailer with a flat bottom panel,...
Sam Devlin’s Candlefish designs for large tiller-steered outboards with strong traditional sheerline with real...
This 19’ sloop from Paul Gartside is a handy daysailer that offers minimalist accommodation...
Joel White’s Flatfish design is a centerboard modification of the N.G. Herreshoff−designed Fish class.
The success of a boat design is largely dependent on four considerations: safety, performance,...
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