Chine bLog » 4. Boating http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:06:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Aaaaannnnd while we’re at it, Tim Severin’s “The Jason Voyage” http://www.chineblog.com/2012/01/aaaaannnnd-while-were-at-it-tim-severins-the-jason-voyage/ http://www.chineblog.com/2012/01/aaaaannnnd-while-were-at-it-tim-severins-the-jason-voyage/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:01:05 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1966 I also read, in recent times, Tim Severin‘s “The Jason Voyage”, his attempt at following the mythical story of Jason and the Argonauts. He had a Bronze Age Aegean galley built using archeological evidence and historical texts. This was the real deal – it would have banks of rowers toiling away and the characteristic “ram” [...] Related posts:
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[UPDATE] Captions are now on there. I encourage you to browse through. There were some AMAZING AMAZING boats there. I’d highlight the sailing canoe SEVEN STARS, the Melonseeds, the sailing canoe in pictures [...] Related posts:

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For those scoring at home, your 2011 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival sailing race winner was a Sunfish. A non-traditional, plastic boat – kinda violates my sensibilities. But well done.

I am eager to get going with the paddling race as it is COLD here in St. Michael’s, MD.

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

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It’s a chilly, breezy day here, but a kayak with amas and a bat-wing sail is out on the water and a few other folks and getting their boats ready. Getting ready to do a serious tour.

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There were a few items I thought it would be useful to touch upon in summary.

Muscongus Bay Let me start with the area I picked. Simply [...] Related posts:

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Day 3, In which we log some miles On day 3 I awoke – still groggy – at 7:45! I didn’t get on the water until 10:00, [...] Related posts:

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Day 1, In which we get our keel under us The 4th of July dawned overcast and a little foggy. Truth be told, I was pretty nervous about the voyage around Muscongus Bay in [...] Related posts:

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Thanks to WoodenBoat‘s My Wooden Boat of the Week blog for the link and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2011/02/video-modern-dhow-racing-in-dubai/feed/ 2 Paddling.net launch sites tool – please fill it out http://www.chineblog.com/2011/01/paddling-net-launch-sites-tool-please-fill-it-out/ http://www.chineblog.com/2011/01/paddling-net-launch-sites-tool-please-fill-it-out/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:33:58 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1613 Heads up: Paddling.net has a new, cool-looking tool that shows launch sites on a Google Map and allows you to add new ones. I will be taking a look and seeing if I can contribute; please yours too. This will be extremely valuable when built out.

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The boaters – two Americans and a South African – traveled some 1,000 miles of river this way, through some of the densest concentrations of man-killing wildlife in the world. They were on a quiet stretch of [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2010/12/kayaking-tragedy-in-the-congo-basin/feed/ 0 Sustainable whaling in traditional boats: “In Search Of Moby Dick” by Tim Severin http://www.chineblog.com/2010/11/sustainable-whaling-in-traditional-boats-in-search-of-moby-dick-by-tim-severin/ http://www.chineblog.com/2010/11/sustainable-whaling-in-traditional-boats-in-search-of-moby-dick-by-tim-severin/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:19:18 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1329 I have written about Tim Severin a few times, always with admiration and excitement. I had noticed one of his newer books, In Search of Moby Dick: The Quest for the White Whale, in the library and had passed on it, thinking it less interesting. I was wrong.

Severin aims to track down the [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2010/11/sustainable-whaling-in-traditional-boats-in-search-of-moby-dick-by-tim-severin/feed/ 1 Spectacular paddle in AL DEMANY CHIMAN – and highly successful all family outing http://www.chineblog.com/2010/10/spectacular-paddle-in-al-demany-chiman-and-highly-successful-all-family-outing/ http://www.chineblog.com/2010/10/spectacular-paddle-in-al-demany-chiman-and-highly-successful-all-family-outing/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:59:23 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1295 One of the questions people have had in looking at the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe AL DEMANY CHIMAN under construction was “will it hold more than just you?” I confidently said “I certainly hope it will take the whole family.” From the design, I was pretty confident she would be fine with us all aboard, and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2010/10/spectacular-paddle-in-al-demany-chiman-and-highly-successful-all-family-outing/feed/ 0