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 Posted on October 1st,2011
Posted on October 1st,2011 Posted on October 1st,2011
She’s all ready for show… Posted on October 1st,2011
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. Posted on September 30th,2011For the next 24-odd hours Chine bLog is reporting LIVE from the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s,MD. As I type on my smart phone,a lovely folk trio is playing in the background while folks eat and mingle. A whole fleet of amazing boats is already here,and I’ll be sharing some in the AM. The biggest news,from our perspective,is that the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe AL DEMANY CHIMAN finally got under sail today. That was the afternoon’s goal and we got it done. As you may recall,“DEMANY”means “sail”,so she has fully taken her name. Results? Well,winds were light,but we completed several tacks and had no catastrophic issues. That said,we have some work to do. The leeboard is not behaving well at all and was minimally useful. Design flaw there. The configuration of steering vs. sheet will also take some getting used to. All told,though,we’ll call it a success. Stay tuned… [UPDATE] The sailing rig did not fair so well during the blustery next day. While still on land showing off her rig,the yard snapped (building flaw) and the mast partner lashing failed (design flaw). Neither was catastrophic,but we’ll need to deal with these issues before we get back on the water under sail. A guy who was next to the rig when it broke looked at me like my brother just died and said a sincere “I’m sorry.”It was a bummer,yes,but I regard the whole boat as an experiment and a learning experience,particularly the sailing rig. I will learn from this and fix the issues and we will be back. This boat CAN sail –we proved that. Posted on April 2nd,2011We here at Chine bLog were sad to hear the news earlier this week of the passing of Harold “Dynamite”Payson. If the late,great Phil Bolger deserved eternal bliss for designing the Gloucester Light Dory,Dynamite Payson deserves the same for making the great design so accessible. Dynamite Payson literally wrote the book on building the Gloucester Light Dory, Carl Cramer,of Wooden Boat Publications,did know him,and wrote a nice obituary on Monday. Carl is also quoted in one in the Bangor Daily News that gives more background on the man. Read these and learn about this obviously great man and important contributor to the resurgence of wooden boats. Posted on February 23rd,2011It has been far too long (we do I always find myself starting this way? SIGH) since we here at Chine bLog highlighted the great posts others have offered the world regarding wooden / traditional boats. Yes,believe it or not,Chine bLog is NOT the only source. Really. It’s true. If you haven’t discovered it already,you should be sure to read the stuff below: Indigenous Boats
IntheBoatshed Category:Boatbuilding,Boating &Boating Places,Canoes,Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus.,Classic Yachts,Larger Traditional Boats,Paddling Outrigger Canoes,Rowing Boats,Sailing Canoes,Proas,&Sailing Outriggers,Small Sail Craft,Wooden Boat Blog |  Tags:70.8,bark canoe,cambodia,camp cruiser,canoe yawl,caribbean,chesapeake bay,craft a craft,day sailer,dory,dugout canoe,gaff rig,indigenous boats,intheboatshed,junk rig,lug rig,lugger,outrigger sailing canoes,philippines,raid,rowing for pleasure,rushton,scottish coastal rowing project,spirit of tradition,surf boats,the invisible workshop,tony dias,voyaging canoe |  Leave a comment |  Trackback this Post Posted on January 8th,2011I just finished reading Sons of Sindbad Posted on January 6th,2011Heads 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. Category:Boat Media &Events,Paddling | Tags:paddling spots,paddling.net | Leave a comment | Trackback this Post Posted on January 2nd,2011I 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 must be less than 40′LOA,must be trailerable (meaning less than 8′6″beam and 3,500 lbs),have “spartan overnight accommodations,”and must be able to go to windward in gale-force winds. I wish I had capacity to enter;someone else should. Let’s see some great designs! | ||
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