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 Posted on February 16th,2010No,no one has invited to fly me down under to report (though I am still willing to negotiate!),but,since I know folks from the South-side check in,I wanted to make sure folks knew about this cool-sounding event:the Wooden Boat Festival,held this year in Melbourne,Australia on February 20-21. According to [...]  Posted on June 15th,2008It has been an exciting few weeks for anyone interested in the origins of boats and boating,as we are here at Chine bLog. It turns out that humans may have discovered the ways of the maritime life long before science generally believed. First,I read a great article in the next to last issue [...] Posted on November 12th,2007Here’s a movie you Chine bLog readers should see:“Ten Canoes.”The movie recounts an Australian Aboriginal myth,highlighting the culture and practices of the people of far Northern Australia in the process. It is another in the genre of movie that features actual members of an indigenous community in the area where the [...] Posted on September 7th,2007I recently found some comments I had heretofore not noticed,including one from designer / builder Michael Storer,who seems to hail from Australia. Thanks for visiting,Michael! Storer has some nice-looking plans,including one I particularly like,a sailing canoe called BETH. [...] Category:2. Designs &Designers,3. Boatbuilding |  Tags:australia,day sailer,sailing canoe |  Leave a comment |  Trackback this Post | ||
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