Online Exclusives

Online Exclusives is an eclectic mix of current news, curiosities, articles, and extended content related to WoodenBoat magazine features and departments.

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Article

Slocum’s Luck

by Stan Grayson

Joshua Slocum’s SPRAY sails near Sydney, Australia, where Slocum was given much-needed new sails during his pioneering solo circumnavigation.

Article

The Magic of MERLIN

by Bruce Stannard

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.

Article

The Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter

by Matthew P. Murphy

The Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter—Ships Preservation Center—is located on Norway’s Hardangerfjord in the town of Norheimsund. It began as an effort to restore one vessel, MATHILDE, and has grown to become one of Europe’s principal vessel restoration establishments.

Extended Content

SWEET CHARIOT

by Laurie McGowan

This 3-D animation is of the concept boat SWEET CHARIOT, a 21′ trailerable pocket cruiser that, while small, stable, and exciting, can even carry a dinghy on deck. Featured in the Sketchbook department of WoodenBoat magazine No. 278 (January/February 2021).