John Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft recently published a nice piece,“Lug Nuts,”on the virtues and characteristics of the lug rig. I’d recommend it for anyone picking a sail for a small boat (or selecting a boat to acquire.
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 Posted on May 2nd,2012Category:Boatbuilding,Small Sail Craft |  Tags:chesapeake light craft,john harris,lug rig |  Leave a comment |  Trackback this Post Posted on March 9th,2011We here at Chine bLog are decidedly down on most of what comes across the cable wire these days as TV programming. I realize that,with the Charlie Sheen show fresh on our minds,this is hardly a brave statement. I say it,however,to distinguish from the pack of schlock one program I really [...] Posted on February 23rd,2011It 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 [...] Category:Boatbuilding,Boating &Boating Places,Canoes,Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus.,Classic Yachts,Larger Traditional Boats,Paddling Outrigger Canoes,Rowing Boats,Sailing Canoes,Proas,&Sailing Outriggers,Small Sail Craft,Wooden Boat Blog | Tags:70.8,bark canoe,cambodia,camp cruiser,canoe yawl,caribbean,chesapeake bay,craft a craft,day sailer,dory,dugout canoe,gaff rig,indigenous boats,intheboatshed,junk rig,lug rig,lugger,outrigger sailing canoes,philippines,raid,rowing for pleasure,rushton,scottish coastal rowing project,spirit of tradition,surf boats,the invisible workshop,tony dias,voyaging canoe | Leave a comment | Trackback this Post 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 [...] 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 October 5th,2008Here are most of the other pictures I took at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival. Category:Boatbuilding,Boating &Boating Places,Canoes,Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus.,Classic Yachts,Kayaks,Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival,Organizations &Education,Rowing Boats,Sailing Canoes,Proas,&Sailing Outriggers,Small Sail Craft | Tags:adirondack guideboat,chesapeake log canoe,dan sutherland,day sailer,delaware ducker,electric launch,gloucester light dory,iain oughtred,lug rig,skipjack,sprit rig,wooden boat festival | 3 comments | Trackback this Post Posted on May 3rd,2008I 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 [...] Posted on April 26th,2007Cool boats turn up in all kinds of places. This one turned up in a calendar I got from an ocean conservation project,Seas the Day,from The Ocean Project. We’ll ignore the pun,folks,because you found a great boat. This appears to be a double hull canoe of sorts,aka,a catamaran. That [...] | ||
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