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Lovely sprit cat ketch

Tim Shaw — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:04:00 +0000

This is why we love the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival.

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Skin-on-frame outrigger canoe AL DEMANY CHIMAN fully rigged

Tim Shaw — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:59:27 +0000

She’s all ready for show…

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It’s official – the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe AL DEMANY CHIMAN is a sailing canoe For the next 24-odd hours Chine bLog is reporting LIVE...
Progress on the sailing rig for the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe, AL DEMANY CHIMAN So much for being more active with Chine bLog this...
Second paddle of the season – Father’s Day in outrigger canoe AL DEMANY CHIMAN I have now gotten out twice this season in my...

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Big step toward getting AL DEMANY CHIMAN under sail

Tim Shaw — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:53:21 +0000

I finished up the spars for the sailing rig on my skin-on-frame outrigger canoe, AL DEMANY CHIMAN today. That meant setting the sail for the first time. Some kinks to work out, but good progress.

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More stunning yacht designs from Klaus Schmitt

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:21:44 +0000

Our posts on the yacht designs of Klaus Schmitt are always popular, so I have finally gotten off my transom and am posting some more. The style is pretty consistent, which I say in the sense that one would of a favorite restaurant.

First up, a lovely 32′ schooner. She has extremely pleasing lines, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Video: modern dhow racing in Dubai

Tim Shaw — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:32:14 +0000

I had not been aware that in the Persian Gulf region they sail modern racing dhows. Imagine a sandbagger crossed with a traditional lateen rig crossed with modern construction and rigging. These look fun fun fun! Fusion of Tradition-y too.

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Iain Oughtred kits available

Tim Shaw — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:43:07 +0000

I noted recently that Jordan Boats in the UK has started producing Iain Oughtred design kits. They have licensed the patterns to Hewes & Company of Maine in North America. I am guessing that this a quality kits, though they are for experienced builders (no materials provided other than the cut lumber). Even so, this [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

New design challenge from WoodenBoat and Professional BoatBuilder

Tim Shaw — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:12:56 +0000

I like that our friends at WoodenBoat and Professional BoatBuilder have launched the third in their series of design challenges. This one is inspired by the burgeoning raid movement and asks for a “fast expedition sailboat.” It must be a new design after September 1, 2010 and is due on April 29, 2011. The boat [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Another great skin-on-frame boat – an umiak outrigger

Tim Shaw — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:45:13 +0000

Many thanks to reader Cliff High for sharing his boat with us, one after our own heart – a delicious fusion. It is an umiak with a pair of outriggers and a crab-claw sail. Nice nice nice. Cliff says: “It sails remarkably well. Very light, very fast.”

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The people are speaking: time to publish Wayfarer Dinghy plans

Tim Shaw — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:16:52 +0000

We realized that we have been running this blog for over four years now. This is the second iteration of it, as of last Winter, so our analytics are incomplete. It is the case for the last several months, however, – and we promise that it has basically always been the case – that one [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Thanks for the visit Tony Dias

Tim Shaw — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:59 +0000

It’s always fun when a real, live subject of a post stops by, even if it is to dispute your opinion. Heck, so much the better – we put ourselves out there, so we deserve whatever comes of it. So many thanks to designer Tony Dias, who found one of our very first posts, on [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A good sea story: the voyage of SIPRIZ

Tim Shaw — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:09:41 +0000

The latest issue of Outside Magazine includes a great article titled “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” about a six-person crew’s voyage in a hand-made, 21′, open sloop from the southern coast of Haiti to Florida. The goal was to trace the route of refugees in a native craft. This is one [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I built another boat! OK, I was just ribbing…

Tim Shaw — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:21:32 +0000

Call it a two-fer. I have been doing the Apprentice for a Day program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. I thought my Dad would enjoy it as well, I gave him a day of it for Christmas. Of course I had to join him. So he got to check it out, I scratched my [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Deliciously “crazy” design concept from Proafile

Tim Shaw — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:08:15 +0000

I just popped over to Proafile, where I don’t spend enough time, and was rewarded with a really nice piece of small boat design mind-candy. Michael Schacht, who writes the blog, has a concept that is one-part heresy and one-part genius – the stuff we need more of. He has taken a “sacred” design, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival in review – Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawl

Tim Shaw — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:56:24 +0000

I have mentioned the presence of one of Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawls at the festival. I had previously only seen the design in pictures and it was a thrill to get a up-close-and-personal with the boat, one of my favorite designs. This one is REBECCA ANN, built by Geoff Kerr in 2002 and owned [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival LIVE! – Test-driving some Chesapeake Light Craft boats

Tim Shaw — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:07:00 +0000

I just test-drove three Chesapeake Light Craft boats: a Wood Duck 12 Hybrid kayak, a Chester Yawl pulling boat, and an Annapolis Wherry. You may recall I have written about them before. I really like what they are doing.

The Wood Duck is a pretty little kayak (the hybrid refers to it being part [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Alton Stone shows off his ‘glass Delware Ducker

Tim Shaw — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:47:47 +0000

New reader Alton Stone recently left a comment on one of my posts about Delaware Duckers. He was interested in upgrading his rig and was nice enough to respond to my info with some pictures (included here) and color commentary. If anyone can help him, please drop a comment and I will make sure he [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Center for Wooden Boats – Part 4: Other available boats and some thoughts on livery services

Tim Shaw — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:46:00 +0000

So once more, for now, to the Center for Wooden Boats, getting back the the livery service, from which I got a nice sail in the Cape Ann dory Q’ONA. The service offers both oar- and sail-powered boats in a variety of sizes. I few more I liked:

Lake Oswego Boat The original 60-year-old [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Center for Wooden Boats – Part 1: Sailing the Cape Ann Dory Q’ONA

Tim Shaw — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:26:00 +0000

I was in Seattle for business last week, which allowed me to make a pilgrimage to the Center for Wooden Boats, a place so cool I cannot contain it to a single post, nor even two. In fact, friends, a roughly two-and-a half-hour visit gave me four interesting posts to lay out for you. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Sailing a Delaware Ducker – finale, for now, with Cheaspeake Bay Maritme Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program

Tim Shaw — Mon, 19 May 2008 07:23:00 +0000

And so, like all good things, another set of sessions with Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program has ended. And what a way to go – sailing a Delaware Ducker, the sister of the one on which I have been working. We got two little sails in, with some fine tuning of [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More from Chesapeake Bay Maritme Musuem – two-masted crabbing skiff still for sale

Tim Shaw — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:45:24 +0000

I was pleased to be able to at least see a picture of the two-masted crabbing skiff I worked on last year during my Apprentice for a Day stint at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Here she is, and she is still for sale. A bargain at $10,500. This boat would be a wonderful, solid [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.