tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post6444161023038726121..comments2024-02-25T23:28:33.908-05:00Comments on 70.8%: Minimalist Cruising part Seven: John Guzzwell and TrekkaThomas Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-82334582434951745562012-01-23T12:24:18.165-05:002012-01-23T12:24:18.165-05:00I realize that these postings are a bit older, but...I realize that these postings are a bit older, but for those interested, check out my Laurent Giles Columbia-Class sloop ("Trekka" sistership) TERN.<br /><br />laurentgilestrekka.blogspot.comMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965154469743998646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-76031678767520586522009-08-02T23:53:54.694-04:002009-08-02T23:53:54.694-04:00The comment above, by Proalife: funny analogy! I c...The comment above, by Proalife: funny analogy! I can recognize myself in how you feel now. ;) Is it not good that as we become older, generally we become smarter? :D<br /><br />Great blog, Thomas! Sailing and surfing, my 2 greatest passions. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Kurt<br />sailFar!CapnKhttp://sailfar.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-33762361037844356082008-12-01T01:09:00.000-05:002008-12-01T01:09:00.000-05:00I have a wonderfully embarrassing story concerning...I have a wonderfully embarrassing story concerning John Guzzwell. Back in my mid twenties (the mid eighties) I worked as an industrial designer for Bayliner, the largest boat builder in the world at the time. My boss had imported a 70' Italian motor yacht for his personal yacht/trophy, and he had the interior gutted and a new one installed more to his taste, and it so happened that he hired John Guzzwell to do the interior joinery! I had NO IDEA who he was, and in the classic hubris of youth working for a big shot company, I had no interest in this man beyond his joinery skills. My God!<BR/><BR/>It was like, my boss hired Jesus to do a bit of carpentry around the house, and he did a decent job and all, but really nothing special as far as carpentry goes...<BR/><BR/>Cheers, the ProafileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-79695723640685414752008-11-29T17:53:00.000-05:002008-11-29T17:53:00.000-05:00I could but I won't. Someone recently described it...I could but I won't. Someone recently described it as a blog about minimalist cruising. But I like having the openess of the title. For instance, there are a few surfing things I'd like to cover.Thomas Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692570096553186379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556034524339788728.post-1842141517679969122008-11-29T09:44:00.000-05:002008-11-29T09:44:00.000-05:00Wondering whether you should rename your blog to M...Wondering whether you should rename your blog to Minimalist Cruising – it covers nearly everything you have written about so far! <BR/><BR/>Interesting how similar the interior of Trekka was to Sopranino too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com