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Tag Archives: Winter
The Waves Of Winter
It’s been a banner year for global warming. Here on the Olympic Peninsula we haven’t gotten much play from the polar vortex. More cold than usual came our way for awhile with temperatures down in the teens. As usual the … Continue reading
Off Center Harbor Features A treasure Trove Of Sailing Video
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
Posted in Building, Sailor's crafts, Video
Tagged boat-building, boatbuilding, sailboat, sailing, video, Winter, Wooden Boat Festival
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Simply Messing About Anytime, Anywhere, It’s All Good
I’ve gotten used to not having much snow about. When you get it hanging around for a week or so it makes you nostalgic for Spring. I see the canoe on it’s saw horses with a blanket of white and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, voyages
Tagged about, boat, boat-building, boats, in, Kenneth Grahame, messing, model, nostalgia, Port Angeles, sailboat, sailing, sailor, schooner, willows, wind, Winter
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Boatbuilding In A Small Way
Building a boat, even a small one, can be a large undertaking. Everything being relative, the size of my budget demands a minuscule boat. I remain in an extended period of constructive daydreaming. My hands, however, want to be actively … Continue reading
Posted in Sailor's crafts
Tagged boat, boat-building, carve, catboat, half, half model, Herreshoff, mahogany, model, museum, Mystic, naval architect, pine, Rozinante, sailboat, sailing, seaport, Winter
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The Silent Boatyard At The End of The Year
Winter is the silent season. Beaches are deserted, marinas grow quiet and cold weather puts a freeze on normal human hub-bub. The Caribbean may be hopping this time of year but the Olympic Peninsula, where I live is not. Around … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged boat, boatyard, Chesapeake Bay, launch, Olympic Peninsula, sailboat, sailor, season, spring, Winter, yard
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The Weather Outside is Frightful
As I sit here tonight there is about ten inches of snow on the ground outside. Most of it hit the ground earlier today while I was at work. The temperature is 25 degrees. That is pretty low by Port … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, chesapeake, Chesapeake Bay, dragonsong, haul, rhode River, sailboat, sailing, season, seaward 23, snow, Winter
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Sailing Around Britain. Left, Now Left… Now Left Again
Many sailor’s have their own private dream of a particular voyage. It can be anything from a cruise around the lake to circumnavigating the word. Circular voyages have a special place in our imaginations and aspirations. They lack the practical … Continue reading
Posted in voyages
Tagged Britain, british, coastline, daily mirror, Dylan, England, Good Old Boat, sailing, video, water, watercraft, Winter, youtube
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