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 Posted on November 30th,2011Coming across the “wires”a couple months ago was news from the Dana Point (CA) Times that crews of Polynesians are still sailing traditional vakas –voyaging canoes –across the Pacfic using traditonal techniques. This was particularly interesting to me as a recently read Sailing in the Wake of the Ancestors:Reviving Polynesian Voyaging [...]  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 July 22nd,2010I don’t generally go to the Washington Post’s obituaries section to find blog post ideas,but lo and behold I was struck the other day to read about the life of Mau Piailug of Satawal in Micronesia. Mr. Piailug was one of the last master navigators of the Pacific,knowledgeable of the art of wayfaring [...] Category:Boating &Boating Places,Extended Voyages | Tags:mau piailug,navigation,voyaging canoe | One comment | Trackback this Post Posted on January 22nd,2010I have so engaged in designing and building that I haven’t been on the computer as much in the PMs. I have clearly been missing out on what some of our traditional boat peeps have been putting up. In case you missed it directly,here is some stuff to check out: Indigenous Boats Bob over [...] Category:Boat Media &Events,Boatbuilding,Boating &Boating Places,Canoes,Kayaks,Larger Traditional Boats,Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival,Paddling Outrigger Canoes,Rowing Boats,Sailing Canoes,Proas,&Sailing Outriggers,Wooden Boat Blog | Tags:70.8,anayak kayaks,bark canoe,beothuk,dhow,dory,dugout canoe,galway hooker,proa,sailing,scottish coastal rowing project,shaman kayaks,skin on frame,tlingit,voyaging canoe,work boat | Leave a comment | Trackback this Post | ||
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