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Aaaaannnnd while we’re at it, Tim Severin’s “The Jason Voyage”

Tim Shaw — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:01:05 +0000

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:

Catching up on readings past – Tim Severin’s “The Sinbad Voyage” I have had some time to sift through the back...

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Catching up on readings past – Tim Severin’s “The Sinbad Voyage”

Tim Shaw — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:36:07 +0000

I have had some time to sift through the back catalog here at Chine bLog headquarters and noted that I never covered a few key books I read in the last couple years. In particular, after knocking off Tim Severin‘s The China Voyage and then his The Brendan Voyage, I moved on to his some [...] Related posts:

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Races at Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival

Tim Shaw — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:57:00 +0000

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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Getting ready for the day at Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival It’s a chilly, breezy day here, but a kayak...
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...

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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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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...

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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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A long-overdue shout-out to Gary Dierking’s Outrigger Sailing Canoes Blog

Tim Shaw — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:25:28 +0000

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

Wonderful detail on the viking longship Havhingsten fra Glendalough

Tim Shaw — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:28:23 +0000

OK – here’s the deal: We have had some stuff going on, we haven’t been able to post in a bit, and we’ve built up a nice backlog on posts. And it JUST SO HAPPENS that two of them tonight involve the writing of Tom Jackson of WoodenBoat. Pure coincidence, folks. Let’s can those [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Thinking about a ocean voyage on a bamboo raft? Read “The China Voyage”

Tim Shaw — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:32:58 +0000

I actually had the crazed idea to read a book recently. Doesn't happen much - I am lucky if I can clear my magazine rack in a given month. Long on my to do list, though, had been reading some of Tim Severin's works. Severin is an Irishman (at least he lives there) with an fascinating joint interest in history, archeology, and epic voyages, mostly maritime ones. Sound intriguing? It gets better. Severin's shtick has been to identify an unproven or poorly understood historical journey, build a traditional boat, if a maritime one, that represents the type of that era, and then recreate the journey to see if it could have happened as theorized. Oh yeah, I am IN! I have known about him for a while and only just got around to checking him out. I began with The China Voyage: Across The Pacific By Bamboo Raft. Apparently there are a group of archeologists who believe (or believed, as of the early 1990s) that there was contact between East Asian cultures and Central American cultures within the last couple millennia. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A great sounding sailing race – the Mill River Race in Vinalhaven, Maine

Tim Shaw — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:37:40 +0000

Also in the June/July issues of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine I learned about the Mill River Race, a fantastic-sounding race in and around Vinalhaven, ME. Rather than a standard ’round the buoys deal, the race is an out-and-back through narrow passages. In the map below, it seems to start in the Fox Islands [...] 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.

Sweet Hawaiian sailing canoes – The Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association [Hawaii, USA]

Tim Shaw — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:57:37 +0000

I came upon the site for the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association tonight. Mostly info about their race series, but they do have a nice photo gallery that is worth looking at. Looks like these boats absolutely fly – I need to try one.

Photo by Terry Galpin

Location: Hawaii, USA

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Extreme cruising, anyone? Here’s a nice resource: Attainable Adventure Cruising

Tim Shaw — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:49:36 +0000

Thanks to WoodenBoat’s RudderPosts blog, for pointing out a nice new site for our collection. Attainable Adventure Cruising is a collection of tips, tricks, how-tos, etc. for those seeking a little more pizazz in their cruise than Penobscot Bay in July. It is produced by a couple that has cruised to Greenland – three times [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Welcome to the world Canoe Sailing Magazine!

Tim Shaw — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:59:00 +0000

Some of our kindred spirits have been hard at work. Canoe Sailing Magazine has launched online – congrats to the proud authors! I just noticed its birth just this evening and haven’t looked at it much, but I am fairly confident I won’t live to regret giving it the Chine bLog stamp of approval [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A great read: the Dyes’ “Ocean Crossing Wayfarer”

Tim Shaw — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:03:56 +0000

As I mentioned recently, my dad gave me Frank and Margaret Dye’s Ocean Crossing Wayfarer: To Iceland and Norway in a 16ft Open Boat for Christmas and I tore through it in several days. Great book for those liking adventure or those liking nice wooden boats.

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Friendship Sloop chatter in the blogosphere

Tim Shaw — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:16:49 +0000

Courtesy of Gavin over at intheboatshed and his recent discovery of YouTube [ ;^) ], we now see that Ted at Dovetails has posted a nice video of his Friendship Sloop sailing in a brisk Westerly off mid-coast Maine. The page includes some nice profile drawings and photos as well – its a heck of [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More on proa racing in the Marshall Islands – videos on YouTube

Tim Shaw — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:46:31 +0000

Location: Majuro, Marshall Islands

The other night, I added a post about the return of proa racing to the Marshall Islands. Don’t you know, then, that days later, we now have some video of the 2001 races. “aqlunafoo” added a post to the Proa-file yahoo group with four interesting videos. Many thanks!

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The return of proa racing in the Marshall Islands

Tim Shaw — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:48:00 +0000

We are going around the world tonight here at Chine bLog! Madagascar! Antigua! And now, drum-roll, please, the Marshall Islands! That’s right: three oceans, three island nations, and, best of all, three traditional wooden sailing craft! Wooohoooo!

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

Nice YouTube video of a proa sailing in Miami

Tim Shaw — Tue, 15 May 2007 21:40:00 +0000

Interesting video of a proa sailing off Miami. Thanks to the Proa File International Yahoo! Group for noting this. I got to them via our old friend Gary Dierking at Outrigger Sailing Canoes in New Zealand.

A better look at the boat is here:

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