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Decay Resistance—a Matter of Degree?
The global timber trade included multitudes of tree species and began just after World War II, and decay resistance matters.
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Letters to the Editor: July/August 2026
Tribute to Chesapeake Light Craft, sailing the Norfolk Broads, a fleet of Leaders, Wayfarers, and Enterprises, and Aging with a Boat.
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Beauty, Good Handling, and Relevance
Bristol Channel pilot cutter, CARIAD, the Pilot Cutter Review, the Alden schooner WHEN AND IF, and The bluefin-tuna-fishing boats.
The Boat as Emblem
The North Carolina shad boat, Jan Adkins Lighthouse Tender Peapod, Nordic clinker craft, Maine peapods and Massachusetts dories.
Tales of Families and Boats
Joe Youcha Teaching with Small Boats Alliance, Church Mouse Skiffs, the final family tale and Hunter’s Yard.
Letters to the Editor: May/June 2026
Whether or not to fix it is the question of how much work to put into it and the challenge is finding the best way forward.
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Mar/Apr 2026
BAGHEERA’s Lineage Saving BAGHEERA, tree Resins in boat finishes, Stan Grayson’s article about Sam Rabl and FAIR DINKUM.
Do You Really Want to Fix It?
Greg Rössel offers a variety of approaches to repairing wooden boats.
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The Art of Visual Storytelling
Nic Compton’s article and Nedjma’s images tell a story and so does Peter Brauné’s photographs accompanying Pat Mundus’s account of the exquisite pocket cruiser DATESY built by Donn Costanzo.
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Old Boats and New Media
A 33' wooden yawl named SEA HARMONY, Strange’s larger masterworks, the 47' TALLY HO and the trend of YouTube-based boatbuilding.
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Jan/Feb 2026
Letters to the Editor Jan/Feb 2026 shellac for bungs, azorean whaleboats and alden schooners.
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May/June 2025
Curved gaff jaws, models as historical record, and a nice cover in letters.
Letters to the Editor: Mar/Apr 2025
Photographer J.S. Johnston, Stan Grayson, SULTANA project, photos of John S. Johnson, Leo Goolden, and TALLY HO.
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Jan/Feb 2025
Blanchard Senior Knockabouts and the Wilkinson brothers’ restoration of a derelict Knockabout to commemorate the Senior Knockabout.
Carl Cramer: A Legacy of Ideas—and Boats
Carl Cramer was the fearless and open-minded publisher of WoodenBoat when I became its editor, and, as such, was my boss here for more than 20 years, before he retired in 2014.
All of That, and a Little Bit of Luck
The cover of this issue shows the 8-Meter-class sloop GERMANIA III approaching a windward mark in spirited conditions during the 8-Meter World Cup in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2022.