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FEATURES

26 Teaching with Small Boats Building boats, building lives Robin Jettinghoff

34 The Sunbeams of England A one-design tradition lives on in

Falmouth and Chichester Harbour Nigel Sharp

40 LIVELY LADY The grocer’s yacht Nic Compton

48 Making a Pair of 7' Oars Adapting a design by R.D. “Pete” Culler G. Andy Chase

58 Restoring RANDY BA statement of simple and sublime utility

Peter Neill, David Peill, and Bill Lutwick

66 MAYFLOWER II’s Rebirth The replica ship as historic artifact Tom Jackson

76 Poetry in Motion The schooners of W. Starling Burgess Randall Peffer

84 Why NIÑITA? A classic Burgess design, adapted for cruising Paul Davies

87 A Shop-made Dustpan Big capacity, light weight

Harry Bryan

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May/June 2020 • 3

ReadeR SeRviceS

Number 274

May/June 2020

WoodenBoat (ISSN 0095–067X) is published bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September, and November in Brooklin, Maine, by WoodenBoat Publications, Inc., Jonathan A. Wilson, Chairman. Subscription offices are at P.O. Box 292859, Kettering, OH 45429–0859; 1–800–877–5284 for U.S. and Canada. Overseas: 1–937–610–0234.

Subscription rate is $34.00 for one year (6 issues) in the U.S. and its possessions. Canadian subscription rate is $39.00, U.S. funds. Surface rate overseas is $47.00, U.S. funds per year. Periodical postage paid at Brooklin, ME 04616 and additional mailing offices. In Canada, periodical postage paid at Toronto, Ontario (Canadian periodical Agreement No. 40612608, GST Registration No. R127081008).

U.S. Postmaster: Please send Change of Address (form 3579) to P.O. Box 292859, Kettering, OH 45429–0859.Canada Postmaster: Imex Global Solutions, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON, N6C 6B2, Canada.

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6 Editor’s Page No Keyboard Required

8 Letters

14 Currents edited by Tom Jackson

88 Launchings…and Relaunchings Robin Jettinghoff

92 Review High and Dry Anne Bryant Wooden Boat Museum

Karin Murray-Bergquist Canoe and Canvas John Summers Books Received

103 Wood Technology Hard versus Soft Trees Richard Jagels

106 Designs: Review TOMBOLO 28 An up-to-date outboard cruiser Tad Roberts

112 Designs: Sketchbook MOLA MOLA A 15' 9" (4.81m) lug-rigged scow daysailer Laurie McGowan

140 Save a Classic SAMANTHE A Friendship schooner Maynard Bray

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Cover: Molly Eddy (at left), an instructor at Maine Maritime Academy in

Castine, Maine, teaches student Zoe Ciolfi the finer

points of oarmaking.Page 48

Photograph by Alison Langley

99 How to Reach Us

117 Brokers

122 Builders

127 Kits & Plans

130 Raftings

132 Classifieds

139 Index

teaR-out Supplement pages 16/17

Getting Started in Boats Safety in the Boatshop: Precautions to protect

your health Anne Bryant

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