FEATURES:
THE ALBUM - Dan Owen captures classic
power on the St Johns River
MEDUSA - Nic Compton tracks down a strip-planked cutter that took a long time a'coming
WESTERN SKIFF - Nigel Irens describes the genesis of his 14ft skiff
DRAWING BROCK - Martin Eyre talks us through the creation of his Brock-24
CORK HARBOUR ONE-DESIGNS - Gillian Mills meets the last survivors of one of Ireland's best-loved one-design classes
THE KAISER'S CUP - Jonathan Eastland previews the contestants setting out to break a transatlantic record
BROOKS RICHARDS - John Leather assesses a designer of early genius
NEWTON FERRERS - An idyllic Devon sailing school visited by Joan Bennett
VIKING - Ned Phillips reintroduces an old man to his mistress
AUTOPILOTS - Angus Macdonald takes a balanced look at self-steering
VARNISHING - Niki Ferryman describes how they do it on Siandra

REGULARS:
EDITORIAL - The Ed muses on rowing boats that sail and sailing boats that row, et voila: the Western Skiff
TELL TALES - America in Russia; Beaulieu Classic Festival and design competition updates
SUBSCRIPTIONS - Free Seattle and 1997 almanac
LETTERS - In defence of Brown Boots and Denim Cap; Bolger update
ROBERT SIMPER... mourns his lost blocks
NEXT MONTH - Building the Western Skiff
CALENDAR - Plan your season's cruising
BOATMAN'S NOTES - More on ribs; Norwegian trenails; Pardey jammer
ARCHIVES - Now including The Boatman
LAZARETTE - Windlasses weighed up; battery state checked
USEFUL ADDRESSES
GETTING AFLOAT - A Free(man) 21 /2-tonner; John Leather's Kattegat 26
STERNPOST - Giant squid carrying off unfortunate seamen? Vernon Eydmann swears its true