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Chine bLog is a collection of thoughts and opinions on the greatest of boats - the small, the traditional / tradition-inspired, the wooden, and the naturally powered - brought to you by lifelong boater and dabbling designer / builder Tim Shaw. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, December 28. 2005
Inuit skin-on-frame kayak building at ASF
Alexandria Seaport Foundation
If anyone is looking for a great wooden boat-oriented non-profit to support, I would encourage you to look into the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, based here in Alexandria, VA. While it does many things, its core mission is using boat building to bring hope into troubled young lives. The organization's purpose:
Through the building and use of wooden boats, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation helps young people turn their lives around and provides families, community groups and schools with meaningful educational, social and recreational experiences.
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Comments to Chine bLog
Fri, 01.08.2008 19:54
Canoe Sailing Magazine is still rollin' along! I'd like to invite you to see our latest issue. Happy Sailing!
Thu, 31.07.2008 12:27
I spent the rest of the day on finish work. The boat on which I have been working has a coat of paint on her and looks [...]
Mon, 28.07.2008 22:49
Hey Tim, I'm *finally* getting around to reading your posts on the CWB. It's wonderful to experience your enthusiasm. I [...]
Thu, 24.07.2008 17:16
Those two classic wooden working boats look in fantastic condition. I always love to imagine the past that these boats [...]
Mon, 21.07.2008 13:22
One of the dangers to the continuance of classic, vintage, and antique boats it the reality of the need to address the [...]