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The Last of the Vikings

The crew was composed of eight students from the Fosen Folkhøgskole (folk school) in Rissa, which offers yearlong courses in the traditional folk arts including boatbuilding, sailing, farming, self-sufficiency, and crafts. The sailing students sail throughout the winter in a fleet of Fosen-built Åfjørd’s boats including four-oared færings and larger fembørings.

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Tales at the Gig Harbor BoatShop

Children are invited to a maritime-themed story time at the historic Eddon Boatyard. Kids ages five and up will gather around the cozy wood stove in the Boatyard's Joiner Shop, where boats have been restored and built since the 1940s, to listen to familiar stories with nautical twists, sing songs, and more. Children will be surrounded by Gig Harbor's maritime and working waterfront heritage in this unique space that still operates as a working boatyard.

The Magic of MERLIN

After her restoration, the immaculate gaff cutter MERLIN, at 85 years old, sails on a cloudless autumn morning on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia.
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PIRATE

After being fully restored to sailing condition by professionals with the help of a group of volunteers, PIRATE sails out of The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, Washington, not far from where she was originally launched.

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HELMA

by Tom Jackson • Photographs by Neil Rabinowitz

Imagine a boat of such a right size and type that she seems to speak to you personally, one whose many needs could also be interpreted as opportunities, one that calls siren-like for bringing to her all of the craftsmanship you possess or can acquire.

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The Timeless Pattino

Italy’s oar-powered catamarans, called pattinos, first appeared as workboats. After World War II, they became popular with beachgoing tourists. “The pattino,” writes the author, “creates a delicious sense of calm and quiet.”

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Auto-Boats

In the July 1904 issue of The Rudder magazine, there’s an amusing firsthand account by L.A. Dixon of the optimistic purchase of a very early gasoline-powered auto-boat somewhere on the coast of Maine.

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