Chine bLog » boat philosophy http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:06:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ‘Far From Perfect’: Authenticity at the Wooden Boat Festival (via Crosscut.com) http://www.chineblog.com/2011/11/far-from-perfect-authenticity-at-the-wooden-boat-festival-via-crosscut-com/ http://www.chineblog.com/2011/11/far-from-perfect-authenticity-at-the-wooden-boat-festival-via-crosscut-com/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:41:21 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1887 We recently stumbled across a lovely piece from the Seattle media site crosscut.com about authenticity. It stems form the author’s reflections exhibiting his self-built boats at the Port Townsend (WA) Wooden Boat Festival. He reflects on that tension we all, in the classic / traditional boat world, feel between the desire to have a boat [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2011/11/far-from-perfect-authenticity-at-the-wooden-boat-festival-via-crosscut-com/feed/ 1 A nice proverb for a Sunday morning http://www.chineblog.com/2009/10/a-nice-proverb-for-a-sunday-morning/ http://www.chineblog.com/2009/10/a-nice-proverb-for-a-sunday-morning/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:28:06 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=856 I found this Swahili proverb in a somewhat interesting piece on Zanzibar in the Washington Post’s Sunday travel section.

Ukiona vyaelea vimeundwa [If you see vessels afloat, remember they have been built]

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QUESTION: What is a classic yacht?

ANSWER: by Nathaniel P. Benjamin

After more than thirty five years of continuous [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2006/03/what-is-a-classic/feed/ 0 Addendum – how could I forget… http://www.chineblog.com/2006/03/addendum-how-could-i-forget/ http://www.chineblog.com/2006/03/addendum-how-could-i-forget/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:55:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/39-guid.html … the noise… or lack of it. The great pleasure of my kind of boating is the peace. Paddling (or sailing or rowing) along allows one to feel the wave dynamics on the hull, hear birds, smell the ocean (or lake or river) air – in short, notice those things in nature we often don’t [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2006/03/addendum-how-could-i-forget/feed/ 0