Posted on April 22nd,2009I noticed a while ago that our friend Gary Dierking,the Kiwi outrigger maestro,has been running a blog to compliment and promote his work.
Take this as a study in how well I am doing at keeping up on this blog these days –I am just now getting to an appreciation of this resource on these amazing craft. And an appreciation it deserves,because there is some great stuff here.
I particularly enjoyed Gary’s thorough study of ama lashings,done in six parts (part 1,part 2,part 3,part 4,part 5,and part 6). These posts provide good pictures of the different types as well as their derivation and advantages. Now he is on to different rig types,with the most recent post giving a nice overview. We’ll certainly be watching –and learning from –this excellent blog.
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Not sure if this is of any interest to you
But in my you tube space there are three or four films of old gaffers and many classic yachts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKNjVvevIPs
the whole playlist is here
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DCCD9E425AB79637
Dylan
Gary Dierking is American,not nz.
Sooth is technically correct,although Gary has lived and worked in NZ for years.
Yes and yes. And who wouldn’t want to be called a New Zealander if one had any grounds to be?
Hey Gary Dierking is to be loved by everyone.