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Happy Father’s Day! Mr. Chine bLog Sr.’s needlepoint

Posted by Tim Shaw On June 19, 2016 Filed under Boat Media & Events 1 Comment
Mr. Chine bLog Sr. needlepoint

In his retirement years, Mr. Chine bLog senior has taken up, and become quite good at, needlepoint. His latest is his own design, taken from a picture he saw in a publication. It’s quite excellent and, given it is Father’s Day here in the U.S., we thought we’d share it. Enjoy!

PINTAIL's bottom, looking forward

Milling planks and checking progress – the last Apprentice for a Day of the year

Tim Shaw On June 3, 2016 June 1, 2016 Filed under Boatbuilding, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus. No Comments
Mackinaw boat under construction

A visit to The Apprenticeshop in Rockland, ME

Tim Shaw On June 1, 2016 May 31, 2016 Filed under Boatbuilding, Organizations & Education, Sailing Canoes, Proas, & Sailing Outriggers, Small Sail Craft No Comments
Hōkūle‘a's stern

Visited by honor – welcoming Hōkūle‘a to Alexandria, VA

Tim Shaw On May 19, 2016 May 18, 2016 Filed under Extended Voyages, Organizations & Education, Sailing Canoes, Proas, & Sailing Outriggers No Comments
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Traditional boats + youth + heritage: applauding the Adriatic Maritime Institute

Tim Shaw On April 21, 2016 April 19, 2016 Filed under Extended Voyages, Larger Traditional Boats, Organizations & Education No Comments

Let’s talk about “Kon Tiki”

We are not sure why it took us this long to read the famous, or, in some quarters, infamous, Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl. We certainly knew of it and certainly had it on our list, but, somehow, it never made it to the top, probably influenced, in part, to grumblings we had heard about …

Tim Shaw On April 19, 2016 April 18, 2016 Filed under Boat Book, Extended Voyages 3 Comments
May/June WoodenBoat cover

The truly awesome May/June WoodenBoat cover photo

Tim Shaw On April 18, 2016 April 20, 2016 Filed under Extended Voyages, WoodenBoat Magazine No Comments
40' Power Cruiser

Four new sketches we love from the desk of Klaus Schmitt

Tim Shaw On March 30, 2016 March 29, 2016 Filed under Larger Traditional Boats, Power Boats No Comments

Fun picture – melons on traditional boats in Bangladesh

Mrs. Chine bLog picked this one up for us from the Washington Post this AM. Fun picture! Embed from Getty Images

Tim Shaw On March 29, 2016 Filed under Boat Media & Events 2 Comments
EDNA E. LOCKWOOD

More on the EDNA E. LOCKWOOD at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Tim Shaw On March 18, 2016 March 17, 2016 Filed under Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus., Larger Traditional Boats No Comments
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