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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Take a Break
If you are having trouble getting your head into your “happy place” try this video from Dylan Winter. The music is good and the boats and scenery will hit you right where a sailor lives. Of course you can find … Continue reading
Garage – from the Greek for Keep Boat Stuff Here
From the Merriam-Webster free online dictionary comes this succinct gem of the English language: Definition of GARAGE 1 : a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles There are not enough hours in the day for all the activities we … Continue reading
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Tagged bike, boat, boat-building, camera, garage, mast, rack, sailboat, sailing
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A Boat By The Side Of The Road
The roadways of America are a virtual boat show.  There are interesting watercraft in driveways and backyards everywhere you go. You see so many in the coastal areas that they blend into the scenery like mossy oak camouflage.  I keep my eyes … Continue reading
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Of Grandpas and Pirates
The 2010 Wooden Boat Festival did Port Townsend proud. It had more caulked seams per square foot than any harbor within the watery boundaries of the United States of America. A visitor could hear the boatyard cognoscenti gibbering in their … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged 2010, craft, grandson, long boat, Olympic Peninsula, pirate, Port Townsend, treasure, video, water, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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Wooden Boat festival First Impressions
I just got back from the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. My first impression is that i am a little overloaded. The sheer variety of vessels is amazing. It was a splendid oportuninty to see some of the designs … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventuress, boat-building, Martha, Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, schooner, watercraft, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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Wooden Boat Show Fever, The Temperature Rises With The Tide
We are just days away from the Wooden Boat Show in Port Townsend, Washington.  I am anticipating a day or two steeped in salty ambiance.  The weather forecast is looking like a cloudy but not particularly wet weekend.  Hotels are going … Continue reading
More on Dylan Winter Cruising Britain
Back on August the 11th I wrote about Dylan Winter’s rambles around the British coast. If you are interested in Knowing more about him check out Small Craft Advisor magazine, Sept./Oct. issue. They have a very good interview with Dylan. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged british, craft, magazine, sailboat, sailing, Small Craft Advisor, video
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County Fair in a Bottle
The sea can be a boring place to hang out on long passages. Sailors have filled the off-watch hours with their own particular amusements for centuries. Now a days they have television or the Internet. not so long ago amusement … Continue reading
Posted in Sailor's crafts
Tagged boat-building, bottle, county fair, craft, illusion, mast, model, Port Angeles, rum, sailboat, sailor, sails, sale, schooner, sea, ship-in-the-bottle, water
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