by Eric Sorensen
Wooden Boat
January / February 2006

One Of A Kind - John D. Bosler (Sockeye 45)
by Robert M. Lane
Passage Maker
June 2001

By Eric Hutchinson, Jan 2011

Whether consciously or not, a wooden-boat builder taps into of nature, relying on its inherent order to guide the builder to a thing of beauty. It is, in fact, the underlying order and its reflection of the natural world that makes the boat so compelling.
By Lawrence Cheek, May 2010
Seattle Times

The master of stitch-and-glue will build you a boat or show you how to do it yourself.
By Dieter Loibner, May 2010
Reprinted with permission from Soundings Publications LLC

Peter Poanessa, an East Coast native living 100 miles from the ocean in Keene, N.H., chose a traditional West Coast fishing design for his first boatbuilding project.
By Katlyn Conkey, April 2010
Reprinted with permission from Soundings Publications LLC

"When I started out, wood-epoxy boat construction had the worst possible reputation," Sam Devlin explains.
By Dieter Loibner, March 2010
Reprinted with permission from Soundings Publications LLC

Watch the evolution of Peter Poanessa’s 26-foot Sam Devlin-designed Surf Scoter, Alsek.
By Katlyn Conkey, March 2010
Reprinted with permission from Soundings Publications LLC

In the new reality, people are finding that fun on the water isn't measured in boat size or amenities.
By George Sass Sr., December 2009
Reprinted with permission from Soundings Publications LLC

14 Days Up the Inside Passage by Wooden Boat
By Mark Bunzel
Fine Edge Nautical and Recreational Publishing

By Robert M. Lane
Passage Maker
July 2001

Scott, our webmaster, and his wife, Inga, cruised their Surf Scoter 22 from Olympia to Port Townsend and back, accompanied by Don in his brand new Devlin Dunlin 22.

Devlin's Law - "Once you have epoxy on your gloves, you WILL have an itch on your nose, your eyes WILL need to be rubbed, and you WILL begin to sweat and need to wipe your brow."