Minding the Schooner BRILLIANT
Exceptional quality, steady care, and a major project keep her going
No. 307
November/December 2025
On the cover of our November/December 2025 issue, we take you aboard the schooner BRILLIANT. Plus, read about Sam Rabl and the Picaroon design, the rebuilding process of the tugboat C.L. Churchill, learn to make a boatbuilder’s tool tote, plus much more.
In This Issue
Features
The Champion of Small
Picaroon’s hard-chined hull simplified construction for amateur builders. Click to read more about Sam...
Keeping Up with the C.L. Churchill
Rebuilding a working tugboat, in installments
A Perfect Pairing
Towing the Lois McClure with the C.L. Churchill
A Legacy Endures
Azorean whaleboats celebrate the maritime heritage of the Portuguese islands, and racing under sail...
Boatbuilder’s Tool Tote
Explore how to build a tool tote as your first step into the world...
OVERLORD
Explore the history of the sloop OVERLORD, a former training vessel turned club boat...
Departments
An Analog Boat in a Digital World
WoodenBoat Editor Matthew P. Murphy offers his thoughts on the schooner BRILLIANT and his...
Letters to the Editor:
Jan/Feb 2025
Blanchard Senior Knockabouts and the Wilkinson brothers’ restoration of a derelict Knockabout to commemorate...
History of Measuring
Consider the simple process of measuring from here to there, and it becomes clear...
Tree Resins in Boat Finishes
Ancient cultures once used tree resins to make shellac for interior wood finishes. Could...
Launchings: Jan/Feb 2025
This page is dedicated to sharing recently launched wooden boats built or restored by...
Bristol 27
Explore the Bristol 27: a perfect blend of traditional design and modern features for...
Stars to Steer By
Much of Jones’s book is a scholarly dive into the lives of women who...
Sailing in Place
In their book, "Sailing in Place," Anke Wagner and Dave Zeiger describe sailing and...
PROWESS
The 47′ Eldredge-McInnis cutter PROWESS was launched at the Stockden boatyard in Detroit, Michigan,...
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