Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

These meticulous models will raise your sails. Finely crafted and steeped in history, Zachorne researches every detail in each of the ships he creates. His fleet includes commissions as well as restorations. How he also finds time to teach model-building and knot-tying courses is beyond us. His workshop is by appointment, but some of his fleet is berthed at the Wickford Cove Framing Gallery.