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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 – [...] 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 14:45:59 +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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A good sea story: the voyage of SIPRIZ

Tim Shaw — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:09:41 +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 [...] Related posts:

Catching up with the traditional boat blogosphere – recent stuff from some peers I have so engaged in designing and building that I...

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

Tim Shaw — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:21:32 +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 [...] 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” [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 boat [...] Related posts:

Another skin-on-frame resource: The Berkshire Boat Building School Just a quick note to call out another skin-on-frame resource:...

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

Tim Shaw — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:26:00 +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 [...] Related posts:

Design tweaks getting there on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe It was thrilling to hear an inquiry from our friend...

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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 [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

We have a launch! Rowing a Delaware Ducker

Tim Shaw — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:23:37 +0000

I was able to get out to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for another round of its Apprentice for a Day program. The highlight of the day was launching the other Delaware Ducker (then one not being built in the program) and getting out for a little row in her. Here [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More sparring, partner – Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum “Apprentice for a Day” part II

Tim Shaw — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:45:28 +0000

I got out to to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program again this past weekend and had another great day. First of all, the Delaware Ducker has a full combing, the beginnings of a paint-job, and a cleaned up false-stem. She is looking lovely.

For work, I got to finish my [...] Related posts:

Design tweaks getting there on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe It was thrilling to hear an inquiry from our friend...
Milestone reached in the skin-on-frame ourigger canoe project – framing for the ama is done! We are thrilled to report a major milestone reached in...

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Introducing myself to the Delaware Ducker – apprenticing again at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Tim Shaw — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:42:45 +0000

For Christmas this year, Mrs. Chine bLog again gave me a four-pack of days apprenticing with Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program. You may recall my very happy time doing this last year. This is SUCH a sweet deal. For $25 ($15 if you do the right thing and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

How cool is this – my Wayfarer Dinghy adventurer surfaces!

Tim Shaw — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:41:00 +0000

A while back I wrote about the Wayfarer Dinghy, a subject that still keeps people coming back to Chine bLog. It referenced my first knowledge of the boat, an adventure in one up the coast of Labrador. Imagine, then, my very pleasant surprise to see that the man behind that adventure found my [...] Related posts:

The people are speaking: time to publish Wayfarer Dinghy plans We realized that we have been running this blog for...

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Stunning traditional boat images by San Francisco’s Lisa Kristine

Tim Shaw — Wed, 16 May 2007 01:13:48 +0000

I recently had to go to a conference in Sonoma, CA. It was a rough assignment, what with all that wine tasting, but I managed to pull through. Along the way I stumbled on the gallery of Lisa Kristine, a San Francisco-based photographer. Ms. Kristine specializes in images of indigenous peoples and [...] Related posts:

A nice proverb for a Sunday morning I found this Swahili proverb in a somewhat interesting piece...

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Making sawdust again, part IV – a mast and its partner

Tim Shaw — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:18:50 +0000

And so, it came, my last of four trips out to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program. What a great experience it has been – I can’t wait until life’s other demands allow me time to head out there again.

The boat is coming along well. The frames and deck knees [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

For Iain Oughtred fans – an interesting online forum on the Caledonia Yawl and others

Tim Shaw — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:14:21 +0000

Tonight I ran across a small but active discussion forum about Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawl, his other designs, and a transoceanic voyage in a related Shetland boat: The Caledonia Yawl & Voyage of The Aegre. I’ve talked in the past about the Caledonia – its a great design. This forum seems [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Top designer: Iain Oughtred

Tim Shaw — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:41:00 +0000

I bit ago I realized I was overdue doing a post about Iain Oughtred, a man whose drawing table has produced some gorgeous small craft. I first got introduced to him vis his book on glued lapstake building: Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual. Yeah, he’s a Brit, so he used “clinker,” which, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.