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 Posted on January 19th,2011Several months ago,we were honored,here at Chine bLog,to post two sets of designs by an amateur designer named Klaus Schmitt (post 1 and post 2). Recently we were excited-as-all-get-out to have a guy contact us looking for Klaus’s info. Yes,Chine bLog generated a well-deserved lead. It turns out we have been [...]  Posted on November 30th,2010I have written about Tim Severin a few times,always with admiration and excitement. I had noticed one of his newer books,In Search of Moby Dick:The Quest for the White Whale,in the library and had passed on it,thinking it less interesting. I was wrong. Severin aims to track down the [...] Posted on August 1st,2010We 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 Dingal Oseas Acuña [...] Category:Boating &Boating Places,Organizations &Education |  Tags:ferry,fishing boat,kiva |  Leave a comment |  Trackback this Post Posted on July 20th,2009So 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 have heard [...] Posted on February 25th,2009Our 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 building,but [...] Posted on January 24th,2009Gavin 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 this [...] Posted on January 21st,2009Its 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 has tacked [...] Category:Larger Traditional Boats | Tags:fishing boat,indigenous boats,indonesia,jukung,lateen rig | 2 comments | Trackback this Post Posted on January 10th,2009Speaking of boats with great,but arguably impractical,ends,I raise the Balinese Jukung,a double-outrigger sailing canoe (lateen 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 [...] Category:Larger Traditional Boats | Tags:fishing boat,indigenous boats,indonesia,jukung | 6 comments | Trackback this Post Posted on January 10th,2009Others 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 [...] Category:Canoes,Rowing Boats | Tags:caros choice,fishing boat,orchid island | 3 comments | Trackback this Post Posted on July 15th,2008I 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 Italian immigrants. [...] | ||
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