Category Archives: Sailor’s crafts

The Dungeness Crabber, A Boatbuilder’s Legacy

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Chris Kleinfelter

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 →

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Wood: Fiber Fit For A Festival

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Chris Kleinfelter

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 →

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Off Center Harbor Features A treasure Trove Of Sailing Video

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Chris Kleinfelter

Television does not have a lot to offer a sailor. There are fleeting glimpses of sailboats and occasionally attractive Hollywood types posing in the cockpit of a fantastic plastic lavishly trimmed out in teak. The dialog is busily engaged in … Continue reading →

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Clarity And Depth – The Chester Yawl Chapter 8

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

The beauty that is in the eye of the beholder demands clarity. It is never more pleased than when it penetrates the blue sky or sees fish winding among eel grass below the surface of clear water. When we who … Continue reading →

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Garage? No Cars Allowed: The Chester Yawl – Chapter 7

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

I have had three garages in my adult life. One of them sheltered an automobile for one night. That seems more than generous to me. I look upon cars as practical transportation fit to live in the outdoors much like … Continue reading →

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Christened By A Fine Rain, The Chester Yawl Takes to The Water – Chapter 6

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

A new boat comes to life by degrees. As individual parts come together the construction takes on a form that makes it’s function apparent. It becomes a vessel gradually. A boatbuilding project can take a long time and bring doubts … Continue reading →

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It’s A Festival, It Has Wooden Boats. What More Could You Want?

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

I call it my annual pilgrimage to the land of my people. I love to walk the docks and talk to other people who are in some degree obsessed by boats,especially the wooden kind. You can’t do better than the … Continue reading →

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Details and Thinking Outside The Box The Kit Came In: Chester Yawl Part 4

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

A boatbuilding project breaks down into many tasks varying in importance. Smaller components are completed and brought together with other sub-assemblies so that the sum of the parts will create something like the whole. One reaches a point where all … Continue reading →

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The Boat Guy Talks Up Pelicans, Cool Video

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

Little surprises crop up on my Facebook page. The good ones are not trying to seduce me into buying useless stuff. The best ones have actual nautical content that speaks directly to my soul. Today’s serendipity was a posting from … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Hooked On Wooden Boats 100th Podcast

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

I have followed Dan Mattson’s podcast, Hooked On Wooden Boats, since the very first episode. Podcasts come and go and I have a high appreciation for the ones that endure. It is disappointing to see them fade, especially when I’ve … Continue reading →

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