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Courage the boat under sail 
Believe me my young friend, there is nothing
– absolutely nothing –
half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
    --Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Here are some links related to Courage, a wooden, 16' sharpie catboat I built in the Summer or 2020.

  https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/surf-crabskiff/   
An article I wrote for Small Boats Monthly about Courage.

  Photo Gallery   
Pictures of Courage.

Photo Gallery:

Rigging Courage on Long Island in the Boston Harbor
Rigging Courage on a beach on Boston Harbor's Long Island

Courage under sail on Waquoit Bay Cape Cod
Courage under sail on Waquoit Bay, Cape Cod

Courage's Hull Under Construction
Courage's Hull Under Construction

Rigging Courage at Winthrop
Rigging Courage on a dock at Winthrop, MA

docked at winthrop
Docked at Winthrop Boat Ramp

Building Plans for Courage
The building plans I used: Designed by Phil Bolger