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 Posted on February 20th,2013Klaus Schmitt has responded to our post last night with three more designs he has sketched up. He is definitely in a nice vein –classic workboat-inspired yachts. All look like they would be comfy and pleasant while not looking far removed from hauling a barge or a net. Of the first,Klaus writes:“[The [...]  Posted on February 19th,2013We here at Chine bLog are pleased to welcome back sketcher extraordinaire Klause Schmitt. He writes that he has put his work up for show in the last year and hopes to again,so here’s hoping this morsel of design goodness –a tug-inspired classic yacht that echos a couple of his past works we’ve [...] Posted on May 25th,2011Our posts on the yacht designs of Klaus Schmitt are always popular,so I have finally gotten off my transom and am posting some more. The style is pretty consistent,which I say in the sense that one would of a favorite restaurant. First up,a lovely 32′schooner. She has extremely pleasing lines,[...] 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 January 8th,2011I just finished reading Sons of Sindbad by Alan Villiers. I guess Villiers is a noted mariner and author;I confess I hadn’t heard of him. He went to Aden in 1939,having shipped out on sailing ships for many years. He arranged to join a traditional boom (dhow) on its annual run from Arabia [...] 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 March 28th,2010We at Chine bLog were humbled recently by an unsolicited request to post a set of traditional boat design sketches. It wasn’t clear what the requester meant,but he was speaking our language,so we asked for more details. What came back is what we expect to the tip of a lovely iceberg. The designer [...] 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 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 February 2nd,2009Thanks to Bowsprite for stopping by and prompting us to return the favor. What a great blog. Its author is apparently a nice sketch artist with an affinity for the maritime comings and goings in greater New York Harbor. Great stuff here and well worth scrolling through the portfolio. Image from this post [...] Category:Boat Media &Events | Tags:bowsprite,new york city,work boat | One comment | Trackback this Post | ||
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