Last July a Charles Wittholz 14' 11'' Catboat showed up in the Boatyard , in need of love. It's a small yacht and getting...

Cruising verses Working. Which would you choose? Stupid question, Doryman! But there are still boats to be rescued and that is what we do ar...

In the upper left corner of this page is a search window. If you type in Doryman's Melonseed design, you will find, as I did, that this...

As you might guess, the restoration of Belle Starr is at the top of the list. Working outside definitely has it's drawbacks and I...

As promised, a short dissertation on the balanced lug mainsail rig is today's fare. When I designed this style of traditional ri...

My, my. It's 2015, can you believe it? We weathered the crossing, we have survived well into the 21st century. Who would have thought? ...

It's been a few months since we looked at the development of last winter's Doryman kayak build . Wild Rose has been outfitted ...

Saturday last was the date set for the annual fall Yaquina River float . For Doryman, this been a Halloween tradition for eight years, on th...

Technically, we are talking about the back porch. As inclement weather gears up, so does the annual winter project. Thi...

Doryman's melonseed left the shop today, with help from a few friends. Long overdue, I know. She fits well on her seco...