Issue # 252 Sept/Oct 2016

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order. Sept/Oct 2016 Preserving an Era - The yachting photography of Leslie Jones by Matthew P. Murphy TATTLER II - A new sandbagger for Lake Geneva by John Summers The GYPSY Boys - A 102-year-old gaff yawl and Australia's spirit of "mateship" by Bruce Stannard Gar Wood Custom Boats - Preserving a legendary brand by Evelyn Ansel Slender as a Sliver - A no-frills 62' double-ender that is all about sailing by Neil Rabinowitz Itinerant Gypsy Boatbuilders - Saving the Arctic schooner BOWDOIN for another generation of service by Joshua F. Moore A Conversation with Jens Langert, Rigger - Making the case for historic techniques and materials by Sandrine Pierrefeu The Brake-Drum Forge - Building a simple heating device for shaping metal by Harry Bryan Getting Started in Boats: Night Falls - Tear-out supplement by Jan Adkins Cover: The re-created East Indiaman GOTHEBORG reached 12 knots in boisterous conditions in the South China Sea on her 2007 return to Sweden from China. Jens Langert, who specializes in traditional rigging, was aboard as rigging master and bosun for the voyage. Photograph by Robin Aron Olsson.     ———————————————————— “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.