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Building Church Mouse
Part 2
The second and final installment of building the Church Mouse, The hull is completed and build the rig is finished.
Features
Building Church Mouse
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Aboard: MARISKA
MARISKA was built to race in the 15-Meter class, designed by William Fife III, in her long life of sailing and racing.
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Capt. Phil Fessenden
Phil Fessenden built boats in winter months and operated a fishing-charter business in summer, his boats are still going after 60–70 years.
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The Reincarnations of WHEN AND IF
WHEN AND IF designed by John G. Alden and George Patton closely supervised her construction and launching in 1939.
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The Celebration of a British Revival
Gaff cutters with hulls built of oak, elm, and pitch pine, the pilot cutters have proven themselves versatile and adaptable.
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SWEET REMAINS
SWEET REMAINS, a 18′7″ open launch built to plans by Robert Steward by Alexander “Sandy” Brown's first boat.
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The Asa Thomson Skiff
Asa Thomson was a New Bedford, Massachusetts, boatbuilder who clearly had a great deal of experience in skiffs. His design, devoid of any “wow” factor, has all the attributes of a craft born of lifelong learning.
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Sailing the Norfolk Broads
River Thurne on the Norfolk Broads, England has an extensive network of conserved waterways is a destination for generations of sailors.
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Chesapeake Treasures
John Swain apprenticed at Applegarth’s Boatyard in Oxford on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and has specialized in Chesapeake Bay watercraft.
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THORA and INVERNESS
THORA and INVERNESS sail together where Cheryle St. Onge and Vince Todd built a life around restoring and actively sailing these yachts.
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The Slow Build of LA BELLE SAUVAGE
Solianna Halabisky spent six years building LA BELLE SAUVAGE, an 11′ dinghy whose design she specified with designer Laurie McGowan.
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Maine’s Iconic Sardine Carriers
It was one of those phone calls that you never forget. My wife and I were on a late-summer cruise in our schooner, SARAH ABBOT, anchored at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts....
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Hanneke Boon
Hanneke Boon, a collaborator with the multihull designer James Wharram, is a lifetime designer, boatbuilder, and seafarer.
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Building Church Mouse, Part 1
Building Church Mouse plans are available in print and digital formats with full-sized patterns for certain components.
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Reviving ADVENTURESS
Jasmine Thomas of WoodenBoat restores and relaunches a Sparkman & Stephens–designed Gulfstream 30 sloop of 1959.
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Windows on a Lost World
The early-20th-century transition from rowing craft to motor-driven boats in the upper Great Lakes.