Chine bLog » chesapeake bay maritime mus. http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 I built another boat! OK, I was just ribbing… http://www.chineblog.com/2009/03/i-built-another-boat-ok-i-was-just-ribbing/ http://www.chineblog.com/2009/03/i-built-another-boat-ok-i-was-just-ribbing/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:21:32 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=699 Call it a two-fer. I have been doing the Apprentice for a Day program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. I thought my Dad would enjoy it as well, I gave him a day of it for Christmas. Of course I had to join him. So he got to check it [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2009/03/i-built-another-boat-ok-i-was-just-ribbing/feed/ 1 Welcome to two nice new blogs from Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum http://www.chineblog.com/2009/02/welcome-to-two-nice-new-blogs-from-chesapeake-bay-maritime-museum/ http://www.chineblog.com/2009/02/welcome-to-two-nice-new-blogs-from-chesapeake-bay-maritime-museum/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:40:55 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=679 Our friends over at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum have been busy. They have launched two new blogs to highlight the activity on their working waterfront. The Apprentice for a Day blog highlights that program, in which we at Chine bLog have been proud and happy participants. There are some pictures of [...] Related posts:
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I have mentioned the presence of one of Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawls at the festival. I had previously only seen the design in pictures and it was a thrill to get a up-close-and-personal with the boat, one of my favorite designs. This one is REBECCA ANN, built by Geoff Kerr in 2002 and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-in-review-iain-oughtreds-caledonia-yawl/feed/ 1 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival in review – the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-in-review-the-wooden-canoe-heritage-association/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-in-review-the-wooden-canoe-heritage-association/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:32:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/311-guid.html

The Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival is pretty contained, but there are a number of boats to see, so it took me a bit before I wandered over to the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association tent. This seems like a cool organization. Their site has a master list of canoe plans, a suppliers [...] Related posts:

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The Wood Duck is a pretty little kayak (the hybrid refers to it being [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-test-driving-some-chesapeake-light-craft-boats/feed/ 0 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival LIVE! – DOH! Need a chase boat – or to get in a crew http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-doh-need-a-chase-boat-or-to-get-in-a-crew/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-doh-need-a-chase-boat-or-to-get-in-a-crew/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:21:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/308-guid.html I am sitting here watching the race from a distance and realizing a major mistake. I should have either tried to get on one of these boats by calling ahead or, barring that, should have brought my kayak with me. I could be out with the fleet right now. Instead of [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-doh-need-a-chase-boat-or-to-get-in-a-crew/feed/ 0 Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival LIVE! – Getting ready to race… http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-getting-ready-to-race/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-getting-ready-to-race/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:58:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/307-guid.html We are getting ready for the start of the sailing race. I am guessing there are about 40 boats out there with some really great ones among them. If have seen an Oughtred Caledonia Yawl, a couple of sweet sailing canoes, a number of sprit or lug skiffs and such. It’s very [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival-live-getting-ready-to-race/feed/ 0 LIVE, from St. Michael’s, MD, it’s the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival! http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/live-from-st-michaels-md-its-the-mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/live-from-st-michaels-md-its-the-mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:14:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/306-guid.html

Special treat today – Chine bLog is coming to you LIVE from the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, MD. There are tons of great boats here; pictures and detail to come.

I arrived here, entered the parking lot, and immediately came upon two nice canoes [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/10/live-from-st-michaels-md-its-the-mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival/feed/ 0 The Center for Wooden Boats – Part 4: Other available boats and some thoughts on livery services http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-4-other-available-boats-and-some-thoughts-on-livery-services/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/06/the-center-for-wooden-boats-part-4-other-available-boats-and-some-thoughts-on-livery-services/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:46:00 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/291-guid.html So once more, for now, to the Center for Wooden Boats, getting back the the livery service, from which I got a nice sail in the Cape Ann dory Q’ONA. The service offers both oar- and sail-powered boats in a variety of sizes. I few more I liked:

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I was pleased to be able to at least see a picture of the two-masted crabbing skiff I worked on last year during my Apprentice for a Day stint at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Here she is, and she is still for sale. A bargain at $10,500. This boat would be a [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/05/more-from-chesapeake-bay-maritme-musuem-two-masted-crabbing-skiff-still-for-sale/feed/ 0 We have a launch! Rowing a Delaware Ducker http://www.chineblog.com/2008/04/we-have-a-launch-rowing-a-delaware-ducker/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/04/we-have-a-launch-rowing-a-delaware-ducker/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:23:37 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/277-guid.html I was able to get out to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for another round of its Apprentice for a Day program. The highlight of the day was launching the other Delaware Ducker (then one not being built in the program) and getting out for a little row in her. Here [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/04/we-have-a-launch-rowing-a-delaware-ducker/feed/ 0 More sparring, partner – Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum “Apprentice for a Day” part II http://www.chineblog.com/2008/04/more-sparring-partner-cheaspeake-bay-maritime-museum-apprentice-for-a-day-part-ii/ http://www.chineblog.com/2008/04/more-sparring-partner-cheaspeake-bay-maritime-museum-apprentice-for-a-day-part-ii/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:45:28 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/275-guid.html I got out to to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program again this past weekend and had another great day. First of all, the Delaware Ducker has a full combing, the beginnings of a paint-job, and a cleaned up false-stem. She is looking lovely.

For work, I got to finish my [...] Related posts:

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Location: St. Michaels, MD, USA

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For Christmas this year, Mrs. Chine bLog again gave me a four-pack of days apprenticing with Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Apprentice for a Day program. You may recall my very happy time doing this last year. This is SUCH a sweet deal. For $25 ($15 if you do the right thing and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/04/introducing-myself-to-the-delaware-ducker-apprenticing-again-at-chesapeake-bay-maritime-museum/feed/ 2 On the subject of festivals – the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival http://www.chineblog.com/2007/09/on-the-subject-of-festivals-the-mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival/ http://www.chineblog.com/2007/09/on-the-subject-of-festivals-the-mid-atlantic-small-craft-festival/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:54:40 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/archives/215-guid.html The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting its own festival, the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival on Saturday, October 6 from 10am-5pm. Distressingly I won’t be able to go as I have a wedding that day. I bet it will be great, if anyone can go.

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