Town Meeting

What I found most amazing was that so much agreement and unity had come out of such vigorous dispute.

Character

The little boat did kind of look like a terrapin. It was a bit beamy and of a design almost guaranteed not to capsize. It was a perfect small tender for a larger boat. And a safe one for a couple of adventurous teens to explore the Harbor. I had enjoyed my time with the kids as they "helped" design the transom banner I'd carve for them.

Chowdah!

It's been called prejudice, but it's loathing, and nothing is unreasoning or illogical about it. I came by the loathing step by step, day by day, and experience by experience.

Sunset

Sunsets are an evanescent part of life. They come, linger a moment, and then are gone.

The Good Boat

The little sloop Pussytoes was to get rechristened. Around the boatyard, we snickered. Who'd want to sail the on the Pussytoes?

Robinhood’s Barn

To get somewhere by "going 'round Robinhood's Barn" was a favorite saying of the Cap'n and his family.

Bad Jobs

If not golden, silence can be precious

Lobster Yacht

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Spinney knew that keeping a small boatyard working during the winter months is not easy.

Entangle

Unlike a three-year-old, I realized that a good captain doesn't trust a green hand without verifying the work done and undone.

Zephyr

Nobody likes an unresolved mystery, and Spinney always held his cards close to his chest.