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Musing on the Wind in the Heart of a Gale
As I sit here tonight it’s blowing half a gale outside. It is the proverbial, “dark and stormy night.” The sound of wind is like a time machine. It takes me to places where the scent of salt air and … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, magic, mariner, poetry, sailboat, sailing, sails, wind
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Schooner of the Month, Lady Maryland
Seaward Adventures is starting a new feature: The schooner of the month. We begin with a modern reproduction of a classic working schooner. The 104 foot long Lady Maryland is a Chesapeake Bay pungy schooner. She is rather eye catching … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, gillmer, Lady Maryland, pungy, sailboat, schooner
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Ted Brewer Catboat Model Update
Several Weeks ago I commented on a very well done model of a Cape Cod Catboat that is the subject of a thread on WoodenBoat Magazine’s Forum. Donald Branscom has continued to build a miniature vessel with skill and resourcefulness … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, branscom, Catalust, catboat, model, sailing, scale, scratch, Woodenboat
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Selling Siezed Sailboats by the Seashore
In these troubled economic times the boat market has gone soft. Just as mortgage defaults and foreclosures are more numerous these days the default rate on boat moorage is also up. Making the marina rent takes a back seat to … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, boat, fiberglass, impound, mast, naval architect, Port Angeles, sailboat, sailor, sale, Thomas Gilmer
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Building a Memory, Modeling the Brewer Cat
I first became interested in boats, sailing vessels in particular, when I saw my first ship models. They were in display cases in the Cabrillo Beach museum in San Pedro, Ca. I was awed by the web of rigging on … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, branscom, catboat, Chesapeake Bay, donald, Good Old Boat, magazine, marshall, model, museum, sailboat, sailing, sailor, watercraft, Woodenboat
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A New Magazine For Sailors Comes Over The Horizon
Magazines are going online every day. It seems like they all have a digital version available. At the Wooden Boat Show in Port Townsend I was introduced to a new magazine which is not transitioning to but has launched directly … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, Inquisitive, magazine, museum, naval architect, rudder, sailboat, sailing, sailor, Yachting Monthly
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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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