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NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo:...
12/20/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Mike Rutstein

Nice to see the Key West sailing fleet on the podium in the form of AMERICA and DANGER!
12/20/2025

Nice to see the Key West sailing fleet on the podium in the form of AMERICA and DANGER!

The 34th annual Schooner Wharf Bar Lighted Boat Parade was postponed a day due to nasty weather, but the Dec. 14 spectacle shined with dozens of entries, from tiny kayaks to majestic schooners. And the top five winners are: Rotary Club holds Christmas Carnival and boat parade The Rotary Club of Key....

"Mr. Alden considers her the best boat he has ever owned." Designed in 1945 and built by Goudy & Stevens. At least five ...
12/19/2025

"Mr. Alden considers her the best boat he has ever owned." Designed in 1945 and built by Goudy & Stevens. At least five boats were built to this design.

Ugh. Losing your cover to high winds. Been there!
12/19/2025

Ugh. Losing your cover to high winds. Been there!

In-person event about the legendary ALICE S. WENTWORTH.
12/19/2025

In-person event about the legendary ALICE S. WENTWORTH.

Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

12/18/2025

Must have been New-Plank November...

12/18/2025
Why yes — yes, I think I will buy this five-year-old 50' topsail schooner, fully found, for $27,000! From Yachting Magaz...
12/18/2025

Why yes — yes, I think I will buy this five-year-old 50' topsail schooner, fully found, for $27,000! From Yachting Magazine, 1957.

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo:...
12/18/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Alan Thomas

What's this "Tallship MJ"? Anybody?
12/18/2025

What's this "Tallship MJ"? Anybody?

By James Windell Gently rocking in the calm water in Black River on a mild wintery day, the Tallship MJ is holding vigil in boat Slip 22 near South Haven’s Northside Marina.MJ is covered with white…

Bonus NAME THAT BOAT from Yachting magazine, circa 1955.
12/17/2025

Bonus NAME THAT BOAT from Yachting magazine, circa 1955.

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The Quarterly Magazine Devoted to Traditional Sailing Vessels and Sail Training

Marlinspike is a full-color, 48-page quarterly publication which covers traditional sailing vessels and sail training. The first issue debuted in December of 2013.

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