OAR Northwest team capsized, but safe

Yesterday we got the news that Oar Northwest’s journey from Senegal to Miami, FL came to a sudden and premature end.  When they were about 400 miles from Puerto Rico, a rogue wave capsized the boat, and it was unable to right itself.  The crew was able...
Mailbag: Jersey Skiff Edition

Mailbag: Jersey Skiff Edition

Last week we did a “melonseed roundup” mailbag post, and we’d like to continue along the same lines and present a couple of mailbag items that have come in from Jersey Skiff owners: A bit of “Gratitude” from Coeur D’Alene: Recently...
Mailbag: Jersey Skiff Edition

Melonseed Mailbag

A few days ago we posted a customer question about rowing the sailing melonseed.  Today we bring you a couple of Melonseed-related items that we pulled out of our mailbag for your perusal and pleasure! Melonseed at Jensen Point New Melonseed owner Bud S. was so...
Scamp Update #13: The Bulkhead

Scamp Update #13: The Bulkhead

Scamp is starting to look like a boat!  Today we’ve got news about a big step forward and a small step back. The bulkhead is the keystone that locks the entire puzzle of hull, deck, interior and sail rig together. It’s the last major piece of structure we have...