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’round the blogs – great stuff from elsewhere in the traditional boat blogosphere

Tim Shaw — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:35:36 +0000

It has been far too long (we do I always find myself starting this way? SIGH) since we here at Chine bLog highlighted the great posts others have offered the world regarding wooden / traditional boats. Yes, believe it or not, Chine bLog is NOT the only source. Really. It’s true. If you haven’t discovered [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

A good sea story: the voyage of SIPRIZ

Tim Shaw — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:09:41 +0000

The latest issue of Outside Magazine includes a great article titled “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” about a six-person crew’s voyage in a hand-made, 21′, open sloop from the southern coast of Haiti to Florida. The goal was to trace the route of refugees in a native craft. This is one [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Using a wooden sloop to go green in Antigua

Tim Shaw — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:34:00 +0000

To the Caribbean we go – specifically to Antigua. I recently came across a blog post by a company called Adventure Antigua which is touting its plans to have a traditional Carriacou sloop built for eco-tourism. Good move – this will be WAAAAYYYYYY cooler than the generic plastic things the company now sports. Carriacou sloops [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.