Boats
Stella Blue
Designed by Stephens Waring and built by Tumblehome Boatshop, Stella Blue goes fast like a classic wooden Gentleman’s Racer but handles well and has room for the whole family.
A Need For Speed
After years of slow travel in fishing trawlers and sailboats, Joe Upton discovers the joy of getting places quickly in a speedboat.
Birchbark Canoes
Birchbark canoe builder Steve Cayard revels in a craft that connects people to the land.
Boatbuilding Mecca
The Boothbay region with its cluster of small villages is home to a wonderful variety of boatbuilders.
Two Great Boats For the Lake
Two great boats for lake use: Adirondack Guideboat’s Vermont Fishing Dory and Cape Cod Shipbuilding’s DaySailer 17.
Savoring Good Memories and Making New Ones
A family’s Boston Whaler carries memories as well as passengers.
Two Lives of Charlie Gomes' Royal Tern
More than 50 years ago, boatbuilder Charlie Gomes designed and built a small sailboat for the author’s mother. After years of neglect, the boat has been brought back to life.
Peapod Adventuring
A peapod built by the late Jim Steele proves to be the perfect expedition boat.
Winter Bonding Project
So you want to build a boat with your son. Magazine publisher John K. Hanson, Jr. thinks the New Zealand Scow Moth will make a perfect father-son project.
Fast and Pretty
The Luders 16 class dates back to the 1930s. Art Paine restored an old fiberglass model, which he now sails and races off Southwest Harbor.
