Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Peter Mirow & ARPEX

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Peter Mirow is building a beautiful proa. Not only that, but taking some stunning photographs of the building process. He's building to...
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Monday, September 1, 2008

Little Sharpie

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Sunday I was back at the yard where my friend Jasper and I finally completed preseason work on his Chesapeake32 'Jose'. She'll ...
Saturday, August 30, 2008

Gustav

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Gustav seems to be right on top of Cuba in these images. Building to force 5 and aiming at the Louisiana coast. News is a bit sketchy at the...

Bob is looking for his perfect boat

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Bob Wise has a very nice blog called Boat Bits . An interesting fellow, Bob is a boatbuilder, filmmaker and runs a charter business currentl...

Contessa 26 for sale @ SailingTexas

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Contessa 26 for sale on Sailing Texas. $11k. Proven world cruiser.
Monday, August 25, 2008

Elf is back!

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Historic yacht Elf is back in Philadelphia for some rigging work at the Workshop on the Water . Setting up the topsail and rigging it, also...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Merry Maiden

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Seaton Gras has a really interesting story to tell. Embarked on two world cruises before the age of 20 in her, he's currently restoring ...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

There and Back Again

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My fellow (expatriates both) Kentuckian Steve Roberts has gone over the rainbow and is back home in Camano Island, Washington. And seeing i...

Wood Pussy c.1948 on eBay

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Very nice little wooden daysailer going to auction on eBay. Designed by Phil Rhodes and built by Palmer Scott in New Bedford, Mass. The s...

Plaisance Traditionelle

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Francois Vivier is a French boat designer in Pornichet on the coast of Bretaigne. He designs many of his boats for amateur construction usi...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

A Tale of Two Sailmakers

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You'll find a small but elegant exhibition at the Maine Memory Network, an online gallery hosted by the Maine Historical Society . It c...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Anna Wins Gold/Zach Silvers

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(Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images AsiaPac) American sailor Anna Tunnicliffe took Gold today in Beijing. Ace of the Laser Radial Class. Grea...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Pearson Electra? on Ebay

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Can't be sure but this looks like a Pearson Electra, 1962, and both the Electra and the Ensign were in production by then. The ad says...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

In Memorium

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This is Zeke, and despite her name, she was a female. In this picture she's talking, probably about her job, which apart from fiercely ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Elf and the CYRG

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I heard about Elf and Rick Carrion and the CYRG through my brother, John Armstrong, who was doing a survey of the collections at the Indep...
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Sailing Texas/Sunfish et al.

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David Lukenbach has a website called Sailing Texas. It's one I visit often, at least twice a week, mostly to look at the boats for sale...

Radoslaw Werszko

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Radoslaw Werszko is a Polish boat designer who has published his designs as open source. They are designed for home builders, are stitch and...
Sunday, August 3, 2008

Daysailer 1 refit

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As mentioned in my profile, I am (slowly) bringing this old boat back to life. This boat has been sitting right where you see it for about 3...
Saturday, August 2, 2008

What exactly is she?

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I found this nice little hard chine day boat at the yard in North East, at the tip top of the Chesapeake, where my friend keeps his boat. I...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Whale Hunt

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"The Whale Hunt" is a compelling piece of storytelling, primarily visual and not for the squeamish. Jonathan Harris has created he...