Well-known as the editor of the best-selling annual Mariner's Book of Days, Peter Spectre lives in Spruce Head, Maine.

Now in its 13th year, The Mariner's Book of Days is an ever-growing encyclopedia of nautical fact, fiction and folklore. On each right-hand page is a week of da

Richard Kolin has been building boats for 25 years. He has designed and built skiffs for both plywood and plank construction.

For new boating enthusiasts--even if they've been at it awhile--there are scores of burning questions. If one boat has a round bottom and another's is veed, wha

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumberman's batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat. The most comprehensive book about dories