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Author Archives: Chris Kleinfelter
Finding Pax: A Story Of Mystery And Reunion
Kaci Cronkhite has written a story of full immersion. Her recently published book, Finding Pax, takes the reader on a seven year journey connecting many lives that have been touched by a singular vessel. The author’s search for Pax’s origins … Continue reading
Posted in Designs, Events, Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged boat, boat-building, Cronkhite, danish, Finding Pax, Kaci, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, sailor, spidsgatter, watercraft, wind spur books, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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The Moment That Makes It
A Facebook friend asked a question I have not thought about for a long time. As often happens a simple answer became a short essay, because I’m like that. Question: Been thinking a lot about the wind and I am … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged boat, Chesapeake Bay, craft, dragonsong, jib, main, rhode River, sailing, sailor, silence, water
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Book Collecting Warms a Sailor’s Soul
In my east coast incarnation I was a seller of so-called antiques and collectibles. It amounted to being a sort of nostalgia merchant. The experience showed me that niche markets grow from niche interests. If you are a stamp collector … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, book, bookseller, independent, map, naval architect, publisher, sailboat, sailing, sails
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The Beast Settles In For a While Longer
The beast that darkens my water view was scheduled to be towed to Seattle some time this week. That has been put on hold due to the Seattle Department of Planning and Development issuance of a code interpretation that requires … Continue reading
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This Rough Beast Floats
On an overcast Sunday morning the beast in Port Angeles harbor stood on it’s own. The mother ship sits apart forlorn with nothing to adorn her empty deck. Polar Pioneer floats freely with it’s pontoons almost submerged. She draws 30 … Continue reading
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Ozymandias Waits In The Harbor
Our harbor has shrunk. A massive object has dwarfed everything in sight instantly making one think about the works of man. The sight of it deeply effected me and has occupied my mind daily. To say I have mixed feelings … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Uncategorized
Tagged David, Goliath, Greenpeace, Harbor, ozymandius, Polar Pioneer, Port Angeles, Prcy bysshe Shelley
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The Dungeness Crabber, A Boatbuilder’s Legacy
The human brain is a facile machine that can pump out an ocean of ideas. Some are gold, some are dross and fate may have it that some will fade into obscurity. A designer’s legacy is that portion of his … Continue reading
Posted in Building, Designs, Sailor's crafts, Uncategorized
Tagged boat, boat-building, carlsborg, cutter, Dungeness, gaff, John Magner, magazine, pocket, Port Townsend, sailboat, sailing, Straits of Juan de Fuca, washington, Woodenboat, yacht
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Crab House Meditations
I love a small town on a river. They lack the pretense of either big cities or trendy ski resorts. There may not be much to do but sometimes that is exactly what is desired in a destination. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged Chesapeake Bay, Crab, maryland, Oxford, Restaurant, Tred Avon
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Wood: Fiber Fit For A Festival
Wood is a superior substance from which mere mortals bring skill to natures finest boatbuilding material. Acolytes of the sacred fiber are poised for the annual pilgrimage to Port Townsend to see boatbuilding elevated to it’s highest state. I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Sailor's crafts
Tagged boat, boat-building, Chestr yawl, Pax, Port Townsend, sailboat, Straits of Juan de Fuca, Wooden Boat Festival, Woodenboat
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