BISH
BISH is a 28-footer designed by Murray Peterson in 1966 and is a traditional...
No. 297
March/April 2024
An electric foiler, keel bolt Considerations, the sharpie EGRET, revisited
Plank Repair, and the Hand-e-Billy.
In This Issue
Features
ESTER
ESTER was designed to take advantage of waterline-based yacht-racing measurement rules with mahogany handrails...
Plank Repair…from the Inside
For repair use wood and epoxy to glue it in by routing out lozenge-shaped...
The Hand-e-Billy
SARAH is an adaptation for electric power that attempts to help recreational boating address...
The Norwalk Islands Sharpies
The Norwalk Islands Sharpies win worldwide respect inspired by the Connecticut River oyster fishing...
The Oceanic EGRET
Bluewater sailing the sharpie ketch EGRET, the author’s interpretation of the design in 1886...
The Spirit Foiler
The Spirit 35(F), an electric foiler launched by Spirit Yachts, using state-of-the-art foiling technology...
A Cautionary Saga
The Nordic Folkboat SAGA capsized because corroded keelbolts had failed and her cast-iron ballast...
Departments
Electric Boats
Foiling hull developed jointly by the English builder Spirit Yachts and the foiling specialists BAR Technologies
Letters to the Editor: Mar/Apr 2024
Letters to the Editor with HELMA, Squaresails and Norse Boats and the location and...
The Jointer and Planer
The jointer and planer are powerful tools that turn rough wood into finely tuned...
Launchings: March/April 2024
Boat Launchings is dedicated to sharing recently launched or relaunched wooden boats built or...
Litl Coot
The Litl Coot motorsailer with twin-daggerboard trunks will run when propelled by her cat-yawl...
Mulberry Trunnels?
Mulberry trunnels used for boatbuilding are usually turned round and are wedged at one...
A Whaler at Twilight
I pray that our species will collectively find a way to extend our ethical...
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
The book’s 23 chapters tell the whole tale when the original goal of sailing...
VICTORIA
Winthrop Warner's Little Gull design has a sloop rig, with a jib that can...
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