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 Posted on April 25th, 2010After our prior post showing off the designs of Klaus Schmitt we got some more to add to the collection. We continue to love what Klaus’ eye and style. Take this launch, which Klaus calls “Pidgeon 21.” Great lines and so much classier for cruising the lake on a nice day.
Another new one is “something a bit different. A shanty boat for Lake Champlain. » Continue reading More from the boat design collection of Klaus Schmitt » Category: 2. Designs & Designers |
 Tags: cabin cruiser, classic boat, great design, ketch, kingston lobsterboat, klaus schmitt, launch, lug rig, power boat, raid, sharpie, work boat |
 2 comments |  Trackback this Post Posted on March 28th, 2010We at Chine bLog were humbled recently by an unsolicited request to post a set of traditional boat design sketches. It wasn’t clear what the requester meant, but he was speaking our language, so we asked for more details. What came back is what we expect to the tip of a lovely iceberg. The designer is Klaus Schmitt, a NYC-based architect with a naval architecture background (make comments below or contact him via Chine bLog). We are thrilled to be able to share Klaus’s ideas with you – they are fantastic.
Take this one, “24′ Lobster Boat.” Klaus has managed to make a small boat that looks solid and well-proportioned when such a project could have easily skated into “silly.” Nice sheer and good stem. Klaus says of himself and his work: » Continue reading Proudly presenting the traditional boat designs of Klaus Schmitt » Category: 2. Designs & Designers |
Tags: classic boat, friendship sloop, great design, klaus schmitt, lobsterboat, motorsailer, power boat, skipjack, work boat |
3 comments | Trackback this Post Posted on April 10th, 2009I am way behind on posting stuff and am trying to crawl out of it. One post come courtesy of my dad. Messum’s, and art gallery in London, had been selling the work of James Dodds. It looks like they are no longer, so I had to track the work down directly at [...] Category: 5. Boat Media |
Tags: boat art, classic boat, james dodds, painting |
One comment | Trackback this Post Posted on March 8th, 2009Call 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 out, I scratched my boatbuilding itch, and we got some father-son bonding time in. Hey – that’s a three-fer! The mission – and of course we chose to accept it – was building a 13′ 3″ Melonseed skiff, based on lines taken from a 1920′s craft, the oldest surviving one of its type. Specifically, the task for the day was beginning to install the ribs. We were both thrilled as neither of us had done that before. I’ll not carry on – check out the images. Posted on October 6th, 2008I 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 owned [...] Posted on October 6th, 2008The 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 directory, [...] Posted on October 5th, 2008Here are most of the other pictures I took at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft [...] Category: 2. Designs & Designers, 3. Boatbuilding, 4. Boating, 6. Organizations & Education |
Tags: adirondack guideboat, canoe, chesapeake bay maritime mus., chesapeake log canoe, classic boat, dan sutherland, day sailer, delaware ducker, electric launch, gloucester light dory, great design, iain oughtred, kayak, lug rig, mid-atlantic small craft festival, sailing canoe, skipjack, sprit rig, wooden boat festival |
3 comments | Trackback this Post Posted on October 4th, 2008I just test-drove three Chesapeake Light Craft boats: a Wood Duck 12 Hybrid kayak, a Chester Yawl pulling boat, and an Annapolis Wherry. You may recall I have written about them before. I really like what they are doing. The Wood Duck is a pretty little kayak (the hybrid refers to it being part [...] Category: 2. Designs & Designers, 2A. Canoes & Kayaks, 2B. Day Sailers, 3. Boatbuilding |
Tags: annapolis wherry, camp cruiser, chesapeake bay maritime mus., chesapeake light craft, classic boat, great design, john harris, mid-atlantic small craft festival, rowing boat, skerry, wooden boat festival |
Leave a comment | Trackback this Post Posted on October 4th, 2008I 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 on [...] Posted on October 4th, 2008We 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 cool. Of [...] |
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