Chine bLog » 4. Boating http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sad loss: RIP Mau Piailug http://www.chineblog.com/2010/07/sad-loss-rip-mau-piailug/ http://www.chineblog.com/2010/07/sad-loss-rip-mau-piailug/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:54:38 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1170 I don’t generally go to the Washington Post’s obituaries section to find blog post ideas, but lo and behold I was struck the other day to read about the life of Mau Piailug of Satawal in Micronesia. Mr. Piailug was one of the last master navigators of the Pacific, knowledgeable of the art of wayfaring [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2010/07/sad-loss-rip-mau-piailug/feed/ 0 I was thinking of going for a paddle this week… http://www.chineblog.com/2010/02/i-was-thinking-of-going-for-a-paddle-this-week-2/ http://www.chineblog.com/2010/02/i-was-thinking-of-going-for-a-paddle-this-week-2/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:00:25 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1002 … orrrr maybe not…

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Indigenous Boats Bob over at Indigenous [...] Related posts:

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Special treat today – Chine bLog is coming to you LIVE from the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, MD. There are tons of great boats here; pictures and detail to come.

I arrived here, entered the parking lot, and immediately came upon two nice canoes [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/live-from-st-michaels-md-its-the-mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival/feed/ 0 A great morning of paddling at Piscataway Creek, MD http://www.chineblog.com/2008/09/a-great-morning-of-paddling-at-piscataway-creek-md/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/09/a-great-morning-of-paddling-at-piscataway-creek-md/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:45:34 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/303-guid.html

I was able to get out on the water this AM, which was, needless to say, a very good thing. I set my kayak in Piscataway Creek, MD, a Potomac tributary several miles downriver from DC. I’ve been there a few times and am always impressed with it. [...] Related posts:

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Some “shuckie darns” business travel recently: back to Seattle, which means, yes, more visits to the Center for Wooden Boats, which I praised a bit back. I got in two visits and availed myself of a row and a sail. Both were great.

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From the time we stand in youthful wonder beside a spring brook till we sit at old age watching the endless roll of the sea, we feel a strong kinship with the waters of this world.

No [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/07/a-nice-nugget-to-chew-on/feed/ 0 The Center for Wooden Boats – Part 1: Sailing the Cape Ann Dory Q’ONA http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-1-sailing-the-cape-ann-dory-qona/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-1-sailing-the-cape-ann-dory-qona/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:26:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/289-guid.html

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.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-1-sailing-the-cape-ann-dory-qona/feed/ 0