Issue 130 Table of Contents
June/July 2014
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FEATURES A Boat for All Ages: The Herreshoff 12½ Sturdy, comfortable and versatile, this design has stood the test of time BY BILL MAYHER **BONUS CONTENT: Video: Go for a short sail on a Herreshoff 12½ At Home in Port Boatbuilders kick back on their waterborne dreams BY LAURIE SCHREIBER I Should Have Named Her Serendipity Who hasn't wanted to own a model of his sailboat? BY C. DANIEL SMITH Life Below the Mooring Ball If you set it, they will come BY RUTH HILL A Quiet Exhibition Visual arts must be seen to be appreciated BY PETER H. SPECTRE In the Garden The useful and lovely plant known as mullein BY LYNETTE L. WALTHER William Irvine's Maine Scottish-born painter of modernist landscapes BY CARL LITTLE The Saga of the Lorna R. A beloved boat is found again and restored to top racing shape BY KRISTINA DAY OSGOOD PUBLISHER'S LETTER The Spirit of Home BOATYARD DOG® Unabashed Boat Enthusiast LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We welcome your comments, and we print them too! VIEW FROM THE PORCH BY PETER BASS AWANADJO ALMANACK BY ROB MCCALL THE MAINE I LOVE Photograph by Ann-e Blanchard DEPARTMENTS A LETTER FROM HOME How we got a boat and finally met our neighbors BY BROOKE WILLIAMS A POSTCARD IN TIME "Give me donuts or give me death!" BY PETER H. SPECTRE MY BOAT, MY HARBOR Adventures in a Boston Whaler shaped an artist's world vision BY ERIC HOPKINS **BONUS CONTENT: Boston Whaler Musings by Bill Mayher OFF THE DRAWING BOARD Harrier 25 Sport BY ART PAINE A LETTER FROM AWAY An amateur sets out to build his own runabout BY DALE R. HAMILTON SMALL ADVENTURES Damariscotta: Waiting to be discovered BY MIMI BIGELOW STEADMAN | Volume 27 | Number 3 Click image to expand On the cover: The powerboat, Buffalo Soldier, shown here cruising across West Penobscot Bay with the Camden Hills in the background, was designed by C. Raymond Hunt and built more than 50 years ago. The new Hunt Harrier 25 Sport has many of the same great qualities. Photo by Polly Saltonstall. Click on the image above to expand. Click here to download a copy of the Issue 130 Table of Contents |