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Maine needs boatbuilders

Tim Shaw — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:52:19 +0000

A business contact of mine pointed me to an interesting article in USA Today – no, really, USA Today – on the shortage of boatbuilders in Maine. Apparently there are a number of factors driving the trend, but it threatens one of the hotbeds of boatbuilding – especially the classic kind we like here [...] Related posts:

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A room with a view…

Tim Shaw — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:22:00 +0000

I recently got back from a trip to San Diego for a wedding [side note: aside form the perfect weather, pleasant scenery, laid back lifestyle, and ubiquitous water sports, what IS the big deal about this town? ;^) ]. We were in a nice hotel on the harbor, but decided not [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Simba – a fine-looking Italian boatbuilding and restoration services

Tim Shaw — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:31:38 +0000

It’s always nice to find a new blog in our little space on the old web. Welcome, then, to our new Italian friends at Sibma Navale Italiana, a wooden boat building / boat restoration shop on, as best as I can tell, the Italian Riviera. Given that seems to be where TONS of [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

What is a classic?

Tim Shaw — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:02:36 +0000

I was just browsing the site for Gannon & Benjamin, an amazing yard on Martha’s Vineyard. Mr. Benjamin, who, if you glace at his stuff on the site, is worth some attention, had this to say:

QUESTION: What is a classic yacht?

ANSWER: by Nathaniel P. Benjamin

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