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Congratulations to Hooked On Wooden Boats 100th Podcast

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

I have followed Dan Mattson’s podcast, Hooked On Wooden Boats, since the very first episode. Podcasts come and go and I have a high appreciation for the ones that endure. It is disappointing to see them fade, especially when I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Sheer Beauty of a Fair Rail: Chester Yawl Part 2

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

In which the boys in the boatshed live on the edge before being run out of town on a  rail. ON FAIRNESS I like to run my eye along a beautiful curve. When a line sweeps along a contour with … Continue reading →

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It All Hinges On Raising The Mast

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Chris Kleinfelter

Last August I purchased a 19 foot O’day Daysailer that is in fundamentally good shape but needed a few replacement parts and some attention paid to several old ones.  I had hopes of getting out on the water this spring … Continue reading →

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Hooked On Wooden Boats a Healthy Addiction

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Chris Kleinfelter

There is a podcast for every passion. I regularly download more of them in a week than I have time to listen to. Among the ones I digest religiously is a new one: Hooked on Wooden Boats. Dan Mattson turns … Continue reading →

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Windjammers on the Bay, A Festival Under Full Sail

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

There is no better place to be than on the water with a fresh breeze and the deck of a stout schooner beneath your feet. The solid way she moves in time with the waves matches the rhythm of life … Continue reading →

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2011 Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend, Washington

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

I am sending out the call to all hopelessly boat struck sailors. It is Wooden Boat Festival time once again. September 9 to 11 will see Port Townsend Washington awash in wood and the spirit of maritime history. Schooner watchers … Continue reading →

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Almost Afloat, A Sailboat Comes Home To Roost

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

My long dry spell is soon to come to an end. In my backyard is an O’day Day Sailor 17 foot sailboat on a trailer. My wife gets credit for dragging me to a garage sale where the boat was … Continue reading →

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Start At The Beginning

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

Frugality is an art practiced with patience and a casual disregard for personal status. In a world where branding is practically a religion it is heretical to build in materials with no discernible commercial origin. Far beyond the green zeitgeist … Continue reading →

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The Log Of Dragonsong: Spring Milk Shake Cruise 1993 Day 2

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

May 21 0300, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD. There is something about a lighthouse that brings the mind to muse on directions, dangers, and the eternal search for havens of rest. I am lounging on the upper balcony … Continue reading →

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The Log Of Dragonsong: Spring Milk Shake Cruise 1993 Day 1

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

In the Spring of 1993 I took a Cruise of several days in my 23 foot sloop Dragonsong. It was a needed break in a heavy schedule of working full time and going to Community College part-time. In those days … Continue reading →

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