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After too long – more fantastic, classic boat designs from the collection of Klaus Schmitt

Tim Shaw — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:19:09 +0000

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

Sustainable whaling in traditional boats: “In Search Of Moby Dick” by Tim Severin

Tim Shaw — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:19:18 +0000

I 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.

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Check out Kiva and help boat-related businesses

Tim Shaw — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:28:37 +0000

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 Dingal

Oseas Acuña

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

Tim Shaw — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:40:20 +0000

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

Welcome to two nice new blogs from Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Tim Shaw — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:40:55 +0000

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

Traditional boats of Spain and great adventures: The Invisible Workshop

Tim Shaw — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:44:42 +0000

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

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

Tim Shaw — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:58:38 +0000

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

Another traditional Asian fishing boat we love – Jukungs of Bali

Tim Shaw — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:25:07 +0000

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

The beautiful rowed fishing canoes of Orchid Island

Tim Shaw — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:54:27 +0000

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

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

Tim Shaw — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:37:51 +0000

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

Cuttyhunk for Memorial Day – boats, but no boating

Tim Shaw — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:09:50 +0000

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. Enjoy!

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Great posts on Brazilian Jangadas by Indigenous Boats

Tim Shaw — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:07:48 +0000

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:

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The Wooden Dory – another blog in the family

Tim Shaw — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:36:45 +0000

I ran across a new (to me) blog in our little circle: “The Wooden Dory – Dedicated To The Worlds Best Wooden Boat”. It is small and gets infrequent attention, but I hope that will improve. Time was when I would have backed the subtitle wholeheartedly, at least for small boats. My tastes have now [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More on proa racing in the Marshall Islands – videos on YouTube

Tim Shaw — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:46:31 +0000

Location: Majuro, Marshall Islands

The other night, I added a post about the return of proa racing to the Marshall Islands. Don’t you know, then, that days later, we now have some video of the 2001 races. “aqlunafoo” added a post to the Proa-file yahoo group with four interesting videos. Many thanks!

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The traditional Malagasy fishing boat, part deux – the rig

Tim Shaw — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:06:10 +0000

Thanks to Ruth from the blog VazahaGasy for picking up my last post on her partner’s building of a traditional Malagasy fishing boat. She updated her pictures to include a few of the boat under sail.

As I suspected would be the case, the boat carries a loose-footed lateen rig. Really, I [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

An excellent intro to Malagasy boatbuilding

Tim Shaw — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:39:32 +0000

Today I came upon an interesting post and some great pictures courtesy of the blog VazahaGasy and author Ruth Frost. The post outlines the author’s experience watching the building of a traditional Malagasy fishing boat. It is a quick read, clearly an interested, observant, non-boatbuilder’s take on the process. No matter – she [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Making sawdust again – apprenticing at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Tim Shaw — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:25:51 +0000

As my regular readers know (you know who you three are), I am longer on boat building desire than I am on facilities and time to actually do it. Ergo, I blog… That all changed today, however, and will again three out of the next four weekends. Courtesy of a thoughtful Christmas gift from Mrs. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Postcard from Vietnam – literally – a panorama of traditional boats

Tim Shaw — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:36:37 +0000

My sister recently went to Vietnam and sent us this great postcard:

This is apparently a floating market, and, while no doubt somewhat touristy, this is still a country with emerging tourist infrastructure – its probably not too far off traditional maritime life. I like that there’s quite a diversity of boats, with small [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.