Chine bLog

WoodenBoat apparently stumbled across a reason to do a couple videos recently. Both are well done - short, well-edited, and highly relevant and interesting. The first features Doug Hylan of D. N. Hylan & Associates (also featured in my prior post on N. G. Herreshoff's COQUINA) talking about L. Francis Herreshoff's QUIET TUNE. It nicely cuts back and forth between an obviously in-love Hylan and shots of the boat under sail and at anchor. Its a nice way to get to know a fine boat.

The second video is a nice brief instructional video titled “Making A Wooden Cleat”. This is exactly the kind of thing the site should have more of. It is only too bad that the video doesn't link to the article in question - that would make both pieces of content more valuable.

So that sweet daysailer I reference turns out to be COQUINA, one of N. G. Herreshoff's personally prized works (it seems he might have used it more than any other). She is pretty sweet and definitely looks like a boat to have adventures in. I will definitely be using this as inspiration in the not too distant future. Doug Hylan and Maynard Bray got license from MIT's Hart Nautical Collections (they hold rights to much, if not all, of the Herreshoff designs, if I am not mistaken) to produce and market plans for the boat. Definitely would be a good project.

There is a really sweet Herreshoff cat ketch featured as the cover story for this month's Wooden Boat. I haven't read the piece yet, but look forward to doing so. The cover sure is captivating...