2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about...
6 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: Wazzamatta? Afraid of the Dark?
6 Book Review: Wet & Hungry: An Atlantic Fisherman’s Life
7 The King of Winter Sports
10 16th Annual Arey’s Pond Cat Gathering 2008: Another Great Success
12 Cayo Costa Cruise
14 Boat Builder Gathering Gets Better Every Year
16 Cortez Meets New Paradigm
17 The Cruise of the Canoe Club
18 “Let’s Go, Boys:” Canoeing with Gilles on New Brunswick’s Upsalquitch River
24 Cape Cod Revisited
26 Last Sail of the Summer (and Another Alaskan Adventure Tale)
28 Three Lochs and Three Narrows
30 Eel 1898
32 The Big Row: Part 3: 452 Miles in an Adirondack Guideboat
35 Waterlogged: Being a Chronicle of Ten Years of Misadventures Cruising Chesapeake Bay and Pamlico Sound: Part 5: Pamlico 2001
38 2008 Magnum Opus Penobscot Bay
39 A Lifetime on the Water: Part 9: Getting our Way in a Foreign Boatyard
40 Beyond the Horizon
42 Dreamcatcher “Oyster Pirate”
44 The Semi-Final Report
45 A Jackrabbit Start
47 The Delta Class
50 25 Years Ago in MAIB: Mystic Seaport Museum Boat Sale
52 The Wooden Spars Come Off Wavertree
54 Bolger on Design: Racing Rowing Boat
55 A Look at Propulsion
56 The Electric Pontoon Boat
56 A Simple Four Piece Hollow Mast
57 From the Lee Rail
58 Trade Directory
65 Classified Marketplace
67 Shiver Me Timbers

Ice “yachting” was big at the turn of the 20th century with a number of yacht clubs offering winter schedules of events for true believers. The “ice yachts” were sizeable craft and were the fastest things on earth at the time, hitting up to 100mph under ideal conditions. In this winter issue we feature a report and photos from that era from a 1904 issue of The Rudder.

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about...
6 Book Reviews
8 CENTREX Small Boat Messabout
10 Mishipizeu Allows Jackrabbit to Pass
14 Following Henry
16 Circumnavigation of French Island
17 The Best and the Worst of Wilderness Canoeing in Maine
18 Crab Country in the ‘70s
20 The Big Row: 452 Miles in an Adirondack Guideboat: Part 3
22 Waterlogged: Being a Chronicle of Ten Years of Misadventures Cruising Chesapeake Bay and Pamlico Sound: Part 6: Pamlico 2002
26 A Lifetime on the Water: How to Get Along at Your Local Marina in the US
27 Cape Cod Harbors: Bedlam Breaks Loose
28 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: The Ritual of Renaming
28 Where Are All the Cruising Boats?
29 Beyond the Horizon
32 Building Raider #1 in Estonia
34 Buiding Good Foot
36 25 Years Ago in MAIB: Howard Mittleman’s North River Skiff
38 The Oldest Volunteer
40 In My Shop: Too Much Stuff
41 What Do You Do With the Drunken Sailor?
42 On the Ganges at Patna
43 Elf: Transitions
44 Uffa Fox’s Airborne Lifeboat
45 Vestas Sailrocket: A Record Breaker
46 Bolger on Design: Fast Daysailer Queequeg
48 New Glen-L Stitch & Glue Tugboat
48 The Compass in Submarine Boats
49 Winters Brothers Other Stuff
50 From the Lee Rail
50 The Thanksgiving Day Derelict
51 Boat Sauce
52 Trade Directory
58 Classified Marketplace

Burton Blais’ 14’ camper cruiser Jackrabbit at rest on a beach in northern Lake Superior on a camper cruising adventure last summer. Burton tells us all about it in this issue.

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about…
7 Book Reviews
14 The Thrill of the Chill
17 Raiding in the Netherlands
18 Wind and Waves
21 Restless Boat Syndrome
22 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: Lowly Worm
25 Cape Cod Harbors: Beetle Cat Moon Music
25 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: The Girl Already Knows How to Dance
26 Disasters on the Deep
28 The Big Row: Part 4 – Aftermath
32 Waterlogged
36 Beyond the Horizon
38 It’s Twins!
39 Restored Cuban Refugee Boat Esperanza
40 Building Boats – Building Families
41 Last Class
42 The R/C Sailing Model Independence
44 The Advantage of 8-Footers
45 Glen-L Top Ten Designs
46 Good Old Boats of Finland
48 Bolger on Design
50 From the Lee Rail
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

Eric Schade is one of a number of small craft enthusiasts who finds model boats an appealing adjunct to their activities with the real thing. In Eric’s case that is designing kayaks for home building, some of which are offered by Chesapeake Light Craft. On the cover Eric is pictured subjecting his own design R/C model to its sea trials on a pond near his home in Maine. He tells about his Independence in this issue.

2 Commentary
3 Op Ed Page
4 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
5 You write to us about…
8 Cape Cod Canal Caper
10 Today Was a Great Day
11 Nirvana
12 Kokopelli 2008
18 Sailing to the Dry Tortugas
20 A Week in Kerala
23 Cortez in January
24 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: Sailing 40 Miles Slowly
25 River Racing in Hungary
26 Waterlogged: Part 7
29 Book Review
30 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: Got My Wish
32 A Lifetime on the Water: Getting Along with English Club Boatmen
33 Cape Cod Harbors: The Soggy Beetle Cat Bedlam
34 Beyond the Horizon
36 Cabin Clam Skiff Grinder
40 CRAB’s Wheelchair Boat Project
41 Glen L Top Ten Designs #9: Stripper
42 Bolger on Design
45 Two Plus Two Equals Three and a Half
45 Single Pin Oarlocks
46 Soft Tie-Downs for Car Topping
46 In My Shop: Learning to Paint
47 From the Lee Rail
48 Trade Directory
54 Illustrated Boats for Sale List (1903)
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

A first adventure afloat about to begin for two young men of 12 in a boat one had a hand in building himself. Owen Crosby Morris tells us about this in this issue in “Today Was a Great Day.”

2 Commentary
3 John Gardner Small Craft Workshop 2009 is On!
4 400 Enjoy 2nd Small Craft Workshop at Mystic
7 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
8 You write to us about...
10 Book Review: The Spirit of Sailing
12 A Short History of the Urbanna Meet
13 Dateline: Village of Bellport, New York, January 15, 2009
16 Report from Ice Station Glasco
17 Miniature Yacht Clubs
18 Canoeing Maine’s Nicatous Lake
23 Messing About and Messing Up in Catamarans
24 The Night the Boat Danced
26 My Boating Year
27 A Lifetime on the Water: Part 11: Basket Bottom: A True Story
28 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: So, How Much is Enough?
29 Waterlogged: Part 8: Six Weeks on the Chesapeake 2004
36 Beyond the Horizon
38 A Boat Named Alice
41 Glen-L Top Ten Designs: #8 Tubby Tug
41 Designs from The Rudder 1903: One-Design 15’ Knockabout
42 Puckish Comes Home
44 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: Weekend at Rutland Water
44 Bolger Peapod
45 Bolger on Design: Blackliner 2K90130P Monitor Version
50 From the Lee Rail
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

Chuck Corwin always wanted to paddle on Alice Lake in his home state of Idaho’s remote Sawtooth Wilderness Area, accessible only by a long hike into the mountains. He needed a 10lb backpack boat and so he designed and built one and here he is on the cover paddling it on Alice Lake. He tells us in this issue in detail of how he achieved his goal.

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Review: The Ashley Book of Knots
7 The Fabulous Fiasco
10 Silver Waves in the Arctic
15 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: A Danish We Will Go
18 My Turn at the Helm
20 Waterlogged
26 A Lifetime on the Water: Onboard the Essex Class Carrier USS Randolph
27 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: I Heard It Again
28 Beyond the Horizon
30 Goings on at Lucas Boat Works
32 Making a Delta Zephyr
33 Second Cuban Refugee Boat to be Restored
34 The World of Whirlwinds
35 Wild About Whirlwinds
36 Who Designed Toothpick?
37 Extreme Sailing
38 Stubby and Her Pendulum Rig
40 Glen L Top Ten Designs: #7 Super Spartan
40 Designs from The Rudder 1903: One Design Knockabout Yawl
41 Computer Aided Boat Design
42 Bolger on Design: Nano Cruiser
44 Hamms Books Donated to Florida Maritime Museum
45 25 Years Ago in MAIB: The Solitary Joys of Sculling
48 Hull End Plates
49 From the Lee Rail
50 Trade Directory
56 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

Gail Ferris rejoins us in this issue with some more of her arctic kayaking photos and comments. The degree of intimidation projected by these waters and shorelines vies with their stark beauty to attract a few adventurous paddlers, great respect for what can happen is necessary to truly enjoy the natural arctic wilderness.

2 Commentary
3 Phil Bolger Dead at 81
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
8 A Summer Dream
9 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
10 Great Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival at Cortez
14 A Night on the Bay
16 Nature on the Norwalk Islands
18 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: Faith’s Cruise
22 A Lifetime on the Water: We Sailed a Creekmore Classic
24 Waterlogged: Part 10
28 Beyond the Horizon
30 Sailing the Crab Skiff Cinnamon Girl
31 Elf’s Year in Review
32 25 Years Ago in MAIB: The Find
34 Loose Change
35 Shanty Boat Deluxe, Retreat
38 The Making and Spreading of Dugout Canoes
40 The Geriatric Windsurfer Chaser
42 Florida Boats
43 Glen L Top 10 Designs: #6 Crackerbox
43 Designs from The Rudder:
21’ Waterline Sloop
44 In My Shop
45 Update on a Temporary Small Boat Shelter
46 Boats Really Don’t Make Sense: It’s That Time of Year Again
47 Varnish is So Old School
47 Winters Brothers Gifts from the Storm
48 Sculling Sideways
49 From the Lee Rail
50 Trade Directory
56 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

British dinghy cruiser Bill Serjeant sailed his homebuilt Matt Layden designed Paradox the length of Britain’s south coast to the Scilly Isles last summer accompanied partway by his friend Al Law in another Paradox (the first to be built in the UK) and reported on this saga in the DCA Bulletin. We feature his story in this issue.

2 Commentary
3 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: Small Things
4 You write to us about...
5 Book Review: Merchant Mariners at War
6 The Apalachicola Boat Show
8 Okoumefest ‘09
10 John Gardner Workshop Revived at Mystic Seaport
11 Crossing Lake Gatun by Night
16 Waterlogged: Conclusion: Mini“Breakout: Chesapeake Cruise 2008
18 Memories from 24 Years of Spring Cruises
19 Barking at the Moon
20 Our 1957 Canadian Misadventure
21 From the Plains 3,000 Miles Up the Missouri River
22 25 Years Ago in MAIB: Look Where Charlie’s Goin’ Rowin’
24 Beyond the Horizon
26 The $150 Rowboat/Canoe
28 A Boat Comes Home to Skaneateles
29 Writing in Sailing Magazines
30 Salty Dog: Part I
32 The 15-Day Program for Building the
25’ Whitehall Gig
34 Schooner Whimsy
35 POP-I Sharpie Sports a New Rig
36 The 16-30 Decked Sailing Canoe
38 A Fresh Slant on How Easy it is to Drown
40 Thoughts on Early British Canoes
44 A Lifetime on the Water: Part 14: Rudder’s Gone
46 Phil Bolger & Friends on Our Designs: Update on “Monitor”
48 Glen-L Top Ten Designs: #5 Malahini
49 Optimizing Your Sculling Oar
50 From the Lee Rail
50 The Moaning Chair
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

Don Betts brought two coracles he built to the John Gardner Small Craft Workshop in June at Mystic Seaport and, as these unique small craft always do, they garnered much attention from the faithful in attendance. More on the workshop is featured in this issue. (John Izzo Photo)

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
7 Remembering Phil Bolger
14 WoodenBoat Show 2009
19 Chesapeake Float
20 Starvation
23 Cruising the James
24 The Charm of It
26 A Wild Ride on Salt Creek
28 A Canoe Voyage
30 A Lifetime on the Water – 15
32 Beyond the Horizon
34 Looking Back
37 Robb White
38 25 Years Ago in MAIB – This Cat Can Carry the Canvas
40 Garret Archeaology
41 Toothpick Restored and Re-Launched
42 Native Boat Building on the Nile
43 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers – The Launching of Jenya Tan
44 Designs from The Rudder – 18’ Knockabout
45 Soft Tie-Downs for Car Topping
45 Glen L Top Ten Designs – #4 TNT
46 Bad Plumbing
46 The Stowaway
47 Big Little Ship or Little Big Ship?
48 Rambling Winter Thoughts From Maine
49 Is She a Rare Antique?
50 From the Lee Rail
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

While touring the WoodenBoat Show taking photos prior to getting into details I came upon this well-used sharpie docked way out behind the shipyard. I do not know if it was a part of the show or a Seaport visitor and never got back to inquire but it grabbed me with its workboat condition, a far cry from the glossy wooden boats on display. I always liked tractors and trucks as a kid.

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
7 23rd Annual Blackburn Challenge
8 E&D’s 40th Anniversary Boatyard Party
10 The 2009 Philadelphia Wooden Boat Festival
11 A Dinghy Cruise of Penobscot Bay and Points East
14 Seven Days on the Erie Canal
16 Jitterbug… a West Weight Potter 19 Takes a Cruise
20 A Crossing Too Far
22 Canoeing the Yukon’s Liard River
28 Beyond the Horizon
30 Elf Makes Triumphant Return to New England
32 He Re-Created the Sindia
33 Schemer
36 25 years ago in MAIB: The Creation & Maiden Voyage of the Great Eastern
38 Tale of Two Whitehalls
39 Wicked Fun at the SikaFlex Challenge
40 Glen L Top Ten Designs… #3 Barrelback 19
41 Design from The Rudder…
17’ Sailing Canoe
42 More on Oarlocks and Open Water Rowing
43 Spur… a Utility Rowing Boat
44 See-Rower… Evolution in Rowboat Design
45 The Short Stroke
46 Canoe Camping in Bear Country
47 From the Lee Rail
48 Them Days Are Gone Forever – 1916
50 Speed Under Sail – 1903
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

Chris Mullen took his O’Day 17 daysailer on a camping cruise on Maine’s Penobscot Bay early this past summer and found it to be a rewarding experience without all the conveniences of a “cruising yacht.” He tells us all about it in this issue.

2 Commentary
4 Book Review
5 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
6 You write to us about…
8 Steam’s Up at Lees Mills
11 Two Fer One
12 Boatacious Celebration
14 Jitterbug: A West Wight Potter 19 Visits the Bahamas
20 A Canoe Cruise in Ireland
27 Norseboat 17.5 Travels 1400 Miles Through Arctic
28 Mortar Box Boat Adventures
30 Beyond the Horizon
32 Of Solo Ocean Sailing
33 Notes on the Susan Skiff Natalia
34 Failure to Relaunch
35 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: Self-Steering
36 25 Years Ago in MAIB: An Interview with Bart Hauthaway
40 The Bluenose II was in Town
41 Bluenose II: Queen of the North Atlantic
42 Schooner 18: “What if it was a Little Bigger?”
43 Steel Yachts Anyone?
44 Designs from The Rudder, 1903: 17’ Waterline Yawl
44 Glen-L Top Ten Designs: #2 Zip
45 Grandeur Under Sail... 1903
46 Hey guys, a great rowboat motor at last! (The Rudder 1924)
48 The Marine Bell
49 The Sardine Woodstove
50 From the Lee Rail
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
58 Shiver Me Timbers

The steam launch Halcyon is still doing her thing over 100 years after she was built as a naptha launch for use on New Hampshire’s Newfound Lake. Her lapstrake wooden hull stood out amongst the fleet of predominately fiberglass replica launch hulls at the 37th Annual Lees Mills Steamboat Meet, pictured at length in this issue.

2 Commentary
4 You write to use about...
6 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
7 Celebrating Phil Bolger’s Life on the Water
16 27th Annual Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival
18 The Pleasant Beach Boat Show
20 A Californian Does the Texas 200
26 Dan Rogers’ Story
27 Mike Monies’ Story
28 With Great Britain’s Dinghy Cruisers: The Plan
30 Jitterbug: Part III
35 Racing Optimists on the River Plate
36 Beyond the Horizon
38 Pioneers of Speed
40 “The Yacht”
42 A Shortened Sportboat
44 Lord Aberdeen’s Canoes
46 25 Years Ago in MAIB: The Clubhouse
47 Glen-L Top Ten Designs: #1 Squirt
48 Clammin’ with George
50 From the Lee Rail
51 Trade Directory
57 Classified Marketplace
59 Shiver Me Timbers

Several of Phil Bolger’s designs at anchor in front if his home on the Jones River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, while participating in the Memorial Event organized by his widow, Susanne Altenberger, mid-September. Rob Gogan brings us a full report on this gathering in this issue.