Chine bLog » 6. Organizations & Education 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 Another skin-on-frame resource: The Berkshire Boat Building School http://www.chineblog.com/2009/10/another-skin-on-frame-resource-the-berkshire-boat-building-school/ http://www.chineblog.com/2009/10/another-skin-on-frame-resource-the-berkshire-boat-building-school/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:11:28 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=861 Just a quick note to call out another skin-on-frame resource: The Berkshire Boat Building School. They seem to build a couple nice-looking canoes and rowing boats and offer kits and classes. Worth checking out further.

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I was pleased to see that American Rivers has a new blog, Blue Trails Guide, focused on helping communities make better recreational use of their waterways. Rock on, folks!

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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.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-in-review-iain-oughtreds-caledonia-yawl/feed/ 1 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival in review – the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-in-review-the-wooden-canoe-heritage-association/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-in-review-the-wooden-canoe-heritage-association/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:32:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/311-guid.html

The Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival is pretty contained, but there are a number of boats to see, so it took me a bit before I wandered over to the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association tent. This seems like a cool organization. Their site has a master list of canoe plans, a suppliers [...] 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 On the water at the Center for Wooden Boats: Lake Oswego Boat and Wood’s Hole Sprit Boat http://www.chineblog.com/2008/09/on-the-water-at-the-center-for-wooden-boats-lake-oswego-boat-and-woods-hole-sprit-boat/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/09/on-the-water-at-the-center-for-wooden-boats-lake-oswego-boat-and-woods-hole-sprit-boat/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:17:52 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/301-guid.html

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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I had an opportunity to stroll briefly past the Maritime Museum of San Diego this weekend. Looks like a nice spot for those interested in ships. I did find a couple nice-looking local wooden work boats. The first is a little fishing boat that apparently traces its roots to the Mediterranean, courtesy [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/07/a-couple-classic-wooden-working-boats-at-the-maritime-museum-of-san-diego/feed/ 2 The Center for Wooden Boats – Part 4: Other available boats and some thoughts on livery services http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-4-other-available-boats-and-some-thoughts-on-livery-services/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-4-other-available-boats-and-some-thoughts-on-livery-services/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:46:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/291-guid.html 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:

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My very first finding at the Center for Wooden Boats, even before my Cape Ann dory sail and my close-up with Haida dugout canoes, was the biggest surprise. I walked into the Center and was immediately confronted by a few folks working away on some skin-on-frame Aleut baidarkas. It sure looked like a [...] Related posts:

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I thought they might have a Haida dugout canoe there, and I was itching to see a real one. [...] 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-2-real-haida-dugout-canoes/feed/ 1 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