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Publisher Mike O’Brien
At the age of three, Mike first climbed aboard a skiff, and at seven he taught himself how to sail by reading instructions found in the family encyclopedia. As a college student, he rowed in “eights” and went undefeated during three years of surfboat rowing competition along the New Jersey shore. After earning a degree in physics, Mike pursued graduate work in oceanography. Later, while serving as Chairman of Marine Sciences at a small college in Virginia, he filled his long vacations by designing and building boats (up to 26’) in his one-man shop.
Mike worked as Associate Editor for Sailor magazine and Technical Editor for Soundings during the 1980s. For the past twenty years, he has been Senior Editor for WoodenBoat. His boats and articles have appeared in many publications, including Cruising World, Small Boat Journal, and Soundings. In his spare time, he writes and publishes Boat Design Quarterly. A registered Maine Guide, he teaches sailing and kayaking at the WoodenBoat School.
Mike has since become the Boat Design Editor for WoodenBoat. This position allows him to devote additional time to that magazine’s Designs section and to Boat Design Quarterly, which now appears more frequently.
boat |bōt|
noun
1 a small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine
design |dəˈzīn|
noun
1 a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made
quarterly |ˈkwôrtərlē|
adjective
1 [ attrib. ] done, produced, or occurring once every quarter of a year, or in this case 4 issues spread-out over a “slightly” longer time-frame
Each issue includes:
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• Quality reproductions of the designers' original drawings
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• Complete hull lines for most boats
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• Full particulars, including calculated performance ratios
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• Designers' addresses and phone numbers
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• Succinct design commentary
Copyright 2009 Boat Design Quarterly
Ordering
Issues: B D Q
Hardbound Editions: Volume 1 (1-10), Volume 2 (11-20), Volume 3 (21-30)
Subscriptions: USA, Canada and Overseas
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BDQ describes plans for paddle, oar, power, and sail. The boats come from the boards of Atkin, Benford, Bolger, Chapelle, Gillmer, Stambaugh, Stephens, and other leading designers.
Newest issue: BDQ No. 34 (pictured above) is Spring 2009
What others are saying about Boat Design Quarterly:
“Good reading! BDQ is a revival of the golden age when some editors supposed that some readers were interested in the conception process as an art form.”
-Philip C. Bolger, boat designer, author
