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Lovely sprit cat ketch

Tim Shaw — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:04:00 +0000

This is why we love the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival.

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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.

Iain Oughtred kits available

Tim Shaw — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:43:07 +0000

I noted recently that Jordan Boats in the UK has started producing Iain Oughtred design kits. They have licensed the patterns to Hewes & Company of Maine in North America. I am guessing that this a quality kits, though they are for experienced builders (no materials provided other than the cut lumber). Even so, this [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The people are speaking: time to publish Wayfarer Dinghy plans

Tim Shaw — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:16:52 +0000

We realized that we have been running this blog for over four years now. This is the second iteration of it, as of last Winter, so our analytics are incomplete. It is the case for the last several months, however, – and we promise that it has basically always been the case – that one [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I built another boat! OK, I was just ribbing…

Tim Shaw — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:21:32 +0000

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 out, I scratched my [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival in review – Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawl

Tim Shaw — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:56:24 +0000

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 owned [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival LIVE! – My collected pictures

Tim Shaw — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Here are most of the other pictures I took at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival.

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On the water at the Center for Wooden Boats: Lake Oswego Boat and Wood’s Hole Sprit Boat

Tim Shaw — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:17:52 +0000

Some “shuckie darns” business travel recently: back to Seattle, which means, yes, more visits to the Center for Wooden Boats, which I praised a bit back. I got in two visits and availed myself of a row and a sail. Both were great.

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The Center for Wooden Boats – Part 1: Sailing the Cape Ann Dory Q’ONA

Tim Shaw — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:26:00 +0000

I was in Seattle for business last week, which allowed me to make a pilgrimage to the Center for Wooden Boats, a place so cool I cannot contain it to a single post, nor even two. In fact, friends, a roughly two-and-a half-hour visit gave me four interesting posts to lay out for you. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Doing a sail-plan? You need to read Tom Jackson’s latest in WoodenBoat

Tim Shaw — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:01:01 +0000

I read an article last night that prompted me to reflect on how I rate the value of a magazine article. One could imagine a star system, like those for restaurant, movie, or record reviews. Zero stars means that, at best, the article gave me nothing – no entertainment, no new knowledge, no nuggets [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More from Chesapeake Bay Maritme Musuem – two-masted crabbing skiff still for sale

Tim Shaw — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:45:24 +0000

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 wonderful, solid [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

How cool is this – my Wayfarer Dinghy adventurer surfaces!

Tim Shaw — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:41:00 +0000

A while back I wrote about the Wayfarer Dinghy, a subject that still keeps people coming back to Chine bLog. It referenced my first knowledge of the boat, an adventure in one up the coast of Labrador. Imagine, then, my very pleasant surprise to see that the man behind that adventure found my post and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Michael Storer Boat Design – nice work from Down Under

Tim Shaw — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:48:00 +0000

I recently found some comments I had heretofore not noticed, including one from designer / builder Michael Storer, who seems to hail from Australia. Thanks for visiting, Michael! Storer has some nice-looking plans, including one I particularly like, a sailing canoe called BETH.

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More from Cuttyhunk – treats in the harbor

Tim Shaw — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:03:50 +0000

One nice thing about knocking around Cuttyhunk is that there are usually a modest number of boats worth ogling. Here are a few choice ones from the trip:

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For Iain Oughtred fans – an interesting online forum on the Caledonia Yawl and others

Tim Shaw — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:14:21 +0000

Tonight I ran across a small but active discussion forum about Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawl, his other designs, and a transoceanic voyage in a related Shetland boat: The Caledonia Yawl & Voyage of The Aegre. I’ve talked in the past about the Caledonia – its a great design. This forum seems to include some [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Top designer: Iain Oughtred

Tim Shaw — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:41:00 +0000

I bit ago I realized I was overdue doing a post about Iain Oughtred, a man whose drawing table has produced some gorgeous small craft. I first got introduced to him vis his book on glued lapstake building: Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual. Yeah, he’s a Brit, so he used “clinker,” which, however laden [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

An important player: Chesapeake Light Craft

Tim Shaw — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:56:00 +0000

I found myself thinking about Chesapeake Light Craft recently. Here is an organization that is bringing good-looking wooden boats – and boatbuilding – to a wider audience but marketing an array of kits. How can I not love this idea? There boats are mostly plywood stitch & glue deals, and the results are good, if [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Hall of Lame – Wayfarer Dinghy Associations

Tim Shaw — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:11:00 +0000

For a long time I have had a thing for the Wayfarer Dinghy. It started with a piece in the dearly departed Small Boat Journal about a guy cruising the coast of Labrador in one. I looked the look of the boat – and it was a wooden one – but the adventure really captured [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

COQUINA by Cap’n Nat

Tim Shaw — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:26:00 +0000

So that sweet daysailer I reference turns out to be COQUINA, one of N. G. Herreshoff’s personally prized works (it seems he might have used it more than any other). She is pretty sweet and definitely looks like a boat to have adventures in. I will definitely be using this as inspiration in the not [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Sweet Herreshoff as cover story in latest WoodenBoat

Tim Shaw — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:24:58 +0000

There is a really sweet Herreshoff cat ketch featured as the cover story for this month’s Wooden Boat. I haven’t read the piece yet, but look forward to doing so. The cover sure is captivating…

WoodenBoat’s site has more info about the issue, and, since I am already talking them up, I might [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.