Sailing Between the Trees
Four camp-cruisers, Goat Island Skiff EPIK, Silmaril TRUK 2, the Grand Silmaril VITAE BREVIS,...
No. 304
May/June 2025
Features for issue 304 include Michael Rybovich & Sons, Reid Bandy’s Ryboviches, a converted 1928 Chesapeake Bay buy boat, the yawl NELLIE, building a classic inboard launch, more reviews, and launchings.
In This Issue
Features
A Good Day at Michael Rybovich & Sons
Sportfishing yachts associated with the legendary Michael Rybovich & Sons, based in Palm Beach...
Reid Bandy’s Ryboviches
Reid Bandy is an expert in composite boatbuilding and retains an admiration for classic...
Joseph Conrad, Sailor
Joseph Conrad was born in Ukraine and possessed a great passion for the sea...
SWEET REMAINS
SWEET REMAINS, a 18′7″ open launch built to plans by Robert Steward by Alexander...
Aboard: COASTAL QUEEN
COASTAL QUEEN was launched in 1928 as a Chesapeake Bay buy boat.
Departments
Letters to the Editor:
May/June 2025
Curved gaff jaws, models as historical record, and a nice cover in letters.
The Boathook
A boathook is adept at lifting a dockline from a piling, drawing your boat...
Brass Knees and Bronze Braces
Small boats and performance craft shop-made hardware fabricated in brass or bronze is a...
A Deep Dive into Bending Wood
Differing wood species are sources of variation in bending, water and temperature affect particular...
Launchings: May/June 2025
Wooden boat launchings May June 2025 dedicated to sharing recently launched wooden boats built...
Rhode Runner
Rhode Runner runabout combines classic style with modern construction, and it runs efficiently with...
The Melbourne Tool Company’s Low-Angle Block Plane
Melbourne Tool Company’s low-angle block plane is well cast, the depth-of-cut mechanism is precise,...
A Sea Bag of Books
ENDURANCE Shackleton, The Last Viking, Trekka Round the World, Across the Pacific, Once Is...
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