For the Love of an 8-Meter
A collision that sank the historic 8-Meter SEVERN II was traumatic for all involved, the recovery...
No. 309
Mar / Apr 2026
On the cover of our March/April 2026 issue, read about North Carolina’s iconic shad boats. Plus, we look at the sinking, raising, and revival of SEVERN II, Lawrence W. Cheek shows us how to simplify things to age with our boats, read about John Harris and the innovative Chesapeake Light Craft boat kits, and much more.
In This Issue
Features
Aging with a Boat
The physical demands of boat handling and burdens of maintenance with safety concerns increase...
Tom Cunliffe
Tom Cunliffe has written 30 books ranging from histories to sailing manuals and cruising...
Shad Boats
The North Carolina shad boat is emblematic of the post-Civil War–era South. It embodies...
A Boat-Trailer Catwalk
Adding a catwalk to one side of the trailer is to keep the boat...
Scottish Yachting Archives
Preserving the U.K.’s historic vessels to include yachts lost or forgotten with presence on...
Rescuing a Cape Cod Rescue Surfboat
A 1944 rescue surfboat restored in a years-long project at the Cape Cod Maritime...
John Harris and Chesapeake Light Craft
Chesapeake Light Craft boat kits for aspiring builders offering easy-to-build with 120 designs for...
Departments
The Boat as Emblem
The North Carolina shad boat, Jan Adkins Lighthouse Tender Peapod, Nordic clinker craft, Maine...
Letters to the Editor:
Mar/Apr 2026
BAGHEERA’s Lineage Saving BAGHEERA, tree Resins in boat finishes, Stan Grayson’s article about Sam...
Heritage Tools
A gallery of heritage tools that work well, a reverence for old tools, and...
Densified Wood
This densified dawn redwood (Metasequoia) fossil was collected from an Eocene-era site on Axel...
Launchings: Mar/Apr 2026
Boat Launchings is dedicated to sharing recently launched or relaunched wooden boats built or...
Weekender 28
The Kevin Dibley–designed Weekender 28 is traditional in its styling with moderate outboard power...
Three Histories of Local Boats
Tasmanian Piners’ Punts: Their History and Design, Legacy in wood, the Wahl family boat...
ROSEWAY
The ROSEWAY could return to the windjammer trade or else become a new school...
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