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Check out Kiva and help boat-related businesses

Posted on August 1st, 2010

We just went back to the microlending site Kiva for the first time in a bit. There were a couple of good maritime businesses we supported.

Rodello [...]

Traditional and/or interesting boats of the Dalmatian coast, Croatia

Posted on July 20th, 2009

So my blogging has fallen off a bit this spring, eh? Never fear, I haven’t gone away – I’ve just been engaged in another project. But that’s a different post.

My parents recently took an Elderhostel trip to the Dalmatian coast, Croatia. They loved the trip and it looks as lovely as I [...]

Welcome to two nice new blogs from Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Posted on February 25th, 2009

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 the [...]

Traditional boats of Spain and great adventures: The Invisible Workshop

Posted on January 24th, 2009

Gavin over at intheboatshed pointed us to The Invisible Workshop, a nice blog run by a Brit living in Catalonia, Spain. The author, Ben, built a boat, ONAWIND BLUE, to Gavin’s Light Trow design. Ben seems to camp-cruise the boat around the Western Mediterranean. We are eager to understand how he has formed [...]

More on Indonesian Jukungs – a great piece on the “protolanteen” rigs by Indigenous Boats

Posted on January 21st, 2009

Its not fair. We would love to have really deep, informative stuff here at Chine bLog, but we never have time. Our pal Bob at Indigenous Boats manages to do crazy stuff like read books, so so I find myself needing to just point to his blog. And point I must, because he [...]

Another traditional Asian fishing boat we love – Jukungs of Bali

Posted on January 10th, 2009

Speaking of boats with great, but arguably impractical, ends, I raise the Balinese Jukung, a double-outrigger sailing canoe (lanteen rigged) with a unique bow (thanks to Wikipedia for the image). Bob over at Indigenous Boats did a nice post on Jukungs last year, but they have been on my radar for a while. This [...]

The beautiful rowed fishing canoes of Orchid Island

Posted on January 10th, 2009

Others have picked up on the post by Caro’s Choice about the launch of a new canoe on Lanyu, or Orchid Island, off Taiwan. I had to pile on because these are some amazing-looking boats.

They are 10-seat rowing canoes with flared sides and elaborate carving / painting. Oh, and the ends are [...]

A couple classic wooden working boats at the Maritime Museum of San Diego

Posted on July 15th, 2008

I had an opportunity to stroll briefly past the Maritime Museum of San Diego this weekend. Looks like a nice spot for those interested in ships. I did find a couple nice-looking local wooden work boats. The first is a little fishing boat that apparently traces its roots to the Mediterranean, courtesy of [...]

Cuttyhunk for Memorial Day – boats, but no boating

Posted on May 28th, 2008

I got out to Cuttyhunk Island for Memorial Day to open the house there. No boats to play with, but I did get a chance to snap a few pics. [...]

Great posts on Brazilian Jangadas by Indigenous Boats

Posted on April 2nd, 2008

Jangadas from Wikipedia via Indigenous Boats

Many thanks to our friend Bob Holtzman over at Indigenous Boats for his nice posts on Brazilian Jangadas, traditional craft from Northeastern Brazil. I encourage you to read both: one and two. I am digging this blog – great substance here:

It is a sailing raft built of pueba [...]

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