Tinef, my Chester Yawl that sails, is now a left-coaster, but she grew up in the East and had a good life while we were back there. She was built in my garage in Princeton, launched on Carnegie Lake, and then towed behind my truck to a couple cool sailing spots before making the trek [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wooden Boat’
Reflecting on Tinef’s East Coast Exploits (7 photos)
Posted in Adventure, Aquatics, tagged Adventure, Boat, Boatbuilding, Chesapeake Light Craft, Chester Yawl, Chester Yawl that sails, East Coast, Princeton, Sailboat, Sailing, Tinef, wood, Wooden Boat on March 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Thinking about living aboard (6 photos)
Posted in Adventure, Aquatics, Nomadics, Randomness, tagged Adventure, Boat, home, liveaboard, living aboard, power boat, Sailboat, Seattle, Wooden Boat, yacht on December 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
If you’ve been following the buzz on the internet about our abode (we were featured on a beautiful blog called Free Cabin Porn), then you’d surmise that Mic (dog) and I live inside a converted cargo trailer somewhere around the east coast – possibly New Jersey, Maine, or even Canada. While that’s been true in [...]
The Beauty and Character of Wooden Boats
Posted in Aquatics, tagged Boat, inspiring, Sailboat, wood, Wooden Boat on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Is something so difficult to convey. Here is an inspiring video that captures some of the life-like characteristics that wooden boats can embody.
A Rare Breed (4 photos)
Posted in Aquatics, tagged Boat-building, Lake Union, Rowboat, Sailboat, Seattle, Skilled Unlaborer, Wooden Boat on September 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My friend Aleks, AKA “The Skilled Unlaborer” needed a hand with a little boat work the other day. Aleks does it the old-fashioned way. He’s a unique craftsman who learned to build boats from the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin, Maine. Most of the Skilled Unlaborer’s projects bare a natural ruggedness and are void of [...]
