c o n t e n t s WATER CRAFT No 94: July/August 2012

Above: Don Kurylko's elegant Edwardian yawl in modern materials; Grand Designs page 54 Right: The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships at the Thames Traditional Boat Rally: page 63

10The Gribble Yes, in my backyard.

11My Precious In New Zealand, Water Craft's tame snowbird Peter Goad discovers an elegant new one-design. 15 The Thames Skiff Centennial Peter H Spectre encounters a turnof-the-century essentially-English pulling boat a long way from home.

20Build Your Own Sail & Oar Skiff Paul Gartside presents full plans for sweet-lined double-ended dayboat you can build on a budget. 27Integrity and the Quoddy Pilots In Maine, Kathy Mansfield learns that versatile 'carry away' workboats inspired wholesome American sloops.

32Kite in Ireland Thames boatbuilder Colin Henwood takes the smart trailer sailer he shares with her designer Andrew Wolstenholme for a holiday on lovely Lough Derg.

36Computer-Aided Gaffer When he designed Kite, Andrew Wolstenholme took full advantage of today's technology. Dick Phillips adopts the same approach as he begins building her first sister ship.

41The Workshop Fourteen years ago, Donald de Fano coated his Sitka spars with epoxy before finishing them bright. Now he needs to remove the old epoxy before he can varnish them afresh.

45Sailing the Seafly at Glenridding A practical and proven dinghy is a good reason for our boat test team of Alice Driscoll and Peter Chesworth to revisit the Glenridding Sailing Centre.

49Reviews The Skil Multi-tasker, Makita cordless circular saw, Titebond glues, Gil inshore sailing gear and an impressive biography of designer G L Watson. 54Grand Designs From Canada, Don Kurylko offers an elegant Edwardian-style gaff yawl for strip plank and epoxy construction.

56Design Your Own Motor Boat Naval architect Ian Nicolson on the merits of watertight bulkheads. 58Join The Club Our series of regular reports from the most active associations.

63Beautiful Peagreen Boats... ...most of which seem to be propelled by oars, until we anticipate the 35th Thames Traditional Boat Rally.

66Calendar 2012 At last, the long-awaited Raid down the Shannon in Ireland and advance notice of 2013's main event, SkiffieWorlds in Scotland.

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