2026 Calendar of Wooden Boats

Captions are written by Matthew Murphy, and images are by one of the mostly highly regarded nautical photographers, Ben Mendlowitz. 

Opens to 12" x 24"

January: Tamayasamoz--21'4" x 6'9" Great South Bay catboat, designed by Gil Smith, built by Wooden Boatworks, Greenport, New York, 2007.

February: Martha--68' x 16' schooner, designed by B.B. Crowinshield, built by Stone Boat Yard, Alameda, California, 1907. Maryke Violet--45'2" x 12'6" schooner, built by Hampton Construction Co. Ltd., Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, 1964.

March: Ruth--25' x 8' Crotch Island Pinky, built by The Apprenticeshop, Rockland, Maine, 2022.

April: Elusive--26'6" x 5'8" Luders 16, designed and built by Luders Marine Construction, Stamford, Connecticut, 1948. 

May: Lina--19'5" x 7'1" Riva Super Florida, designed and built by Riva, Sarnico, Italy, 1967-68. 

June: Narwhal 63'6" x 15" L. Francis Herreshoff designed schooner, built by Legendary Yachts Washougal, Washington, 1999

July: Mudgeling--7'7" Nutshell pram, designed by Joel White, built by Eric Dow, Brooklin, Maine, 2016.

August: Vitesse, Siren, and Isla--45'4" x 10'7" New York 32-class sloops, designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Henry B. Nevins, City Island, New York, 1936. 

September: Mary Day--90' x 23' coasting schooner, designed by Havilah Hawkins, built by Harvey Gamage Shipyard, South Bristol, Maine, 1962. 

October: Janette Lamson--33' x 9'6" Beals Island lobsterboat, designed and built by Vinal Beal, Beals Island, Maine, 1963. 

November: Starlight--39'10" x Concordia Yawl designed by the Concordia Co., built by Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder, Germany, 1954. 

December: Sundance--25' x 8' Wianno Senior, built by Crosby Yacht Yard, Osterville, Massachusetts, 1952.