WOY 26 Day Racer
Cold-molding with environmental responsibility in mind
No. 308
January/February 2026
On the cover of the January/February 2026 issue, we take a spin in ISOBEL, an electric runabout with mid-century roots. Plus, Greg Rössel offers some conventional and unconventional thoughts on repair, Jasmine Thomas revives ADVENTURESS, and much more.
In This Issue
Features
Returning a Wooden Boat to the Water
Viable boat-restoration candidates often exist in seemingly hopeless cases, if one can see beyond...
Reviving ADVENTURESS
Jasmine Thomas of WoodenBoat restores and relaunches a Sparkman & Stephens–designed Gulfstream 30 sloop...
Rescue Renovation
Launched in 1924, the schooner BAGHEERA was saved from oblivion in the early 1980s....
Moving Heavy Tools
Tricks and devices from the theater world that can be applied to managing tools...
ISOBEL
Yacht designer Robert W. Stephens creates a custom electric-powered, wooden-hulled runabout with mid-century roots.
Gilles Montaubin’s Small-Craft Minimalism
Simple but fast boats designed by Gilles Montaubin for "sailing light" stood out in...
GALENE and the Teal Class
GALENE was designed by Albert Luke and built by Luke Brothers in Hamble, England,...
Departments
Do You Really Want to Fix It?
Greg Rössel offers a variety of approaches to repairing wooden boats.
Letters to the Editor:
Jan/Feb 2026
Letters to the Editor Jan/Feb 2026 shellac for bungs, azorean whaleboats and alden schooners.
Measuring, Part 2
The boatwright’s level of skill is formidable, and it depends on a high level...
Oxygen Deficit Strategy for Boats
The primary defense that trees have to thwart invasive insect and pathogenic organisms is...
Launchings: Jan/Feb 2026
The Boat Launchings section of Woodenboat magazine dedicated to sharing recently launched wooden boats...
Workboat: A good launch
For his Workboat design, Paul Gartside began with lines he’d taken from an inboard...
Pettit Tuff Coat Nonskid Deck Coating
Pettit Tuff Coat Nonskid Deck Coating is water-based and requires a proprietary two-part primer.
CLARK MILLS: A recreational tugboat of 1972
The Florida designer Clark Mills designed and built the tugboat-inspired cruising boat that carries...
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