Issue # 248 Jan/Feb 2016

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order. Jan/Feb 2016 Shrimp Boats' Home - A family fleet in North Carolina stems the tide of imports by Randall Peffer Gold Cup Redux - Vintage powerboats gather on Lake George, New York by Evelyn Ansel A Round Mallet - The perfect complement for a sharp chisel by John Wilson DAYDREAM - The right boat at the right time by Lee Scarbrough Runabout Restoration - New life for a varnished classic: Part 3 by Paul Brackley Tidal Roots - The business of building paddleboards by Peter Van Allen Gerhard Peter Ronne's RUNAs - Symbiosis with the sea by Jacques Taglang Getting Started in Boats: Plotting Courses at Night and in Fog - Tear- out supplement by Jan Adkins Cover: The 1934 John Hacker-designed ETHYL RUTH IV returned to Lake George, New York, for the 2015 Gold Cup Festival, which saluted the 80th anniversary of EL LAGARTO's 1935 third-in-a-row Cup. ETHYL RUTH IV was one of the 1935 challengers. Photograph by Alison Langley.     ———————————————————— “Your downloads are ready” will be the subject line of an email you’ll receive from us—once we’ve processed your digital order. That email has the link to click, so you can then download the file. This isn't an "instant" process, so if we're asleep, you may need to wait for regular business hours for us to process the order. Although we are quite timely, we may not be processing on weekends & holidays.