Tag Archives: Woodenboat

Finding Pax: A Story Of Mystery And Reunion

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Chris Kleinfelter

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 →

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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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For Sale: Tradition Seeking Restoration and Completion

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Chris Kleinfelter

A boat by the side of the road invites inquiry.  Driving by without hearing their stories seems an act of neglect. I don’t mean the sort of boat that’s sitting behind a car on a trailer with a flat tire. … 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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As the Arrow Flies: Chester Yawl Part 3

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

A boat is a roundish sort of thing. Round is not an ideal hydrodynamic shape. Push it through the water and it will tend to wander, much like my prose, unless something is added to set things straight. The pull … Continue reading →

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The Sheer Beauty of a Fair Rail: Chester Yawl Part 2

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

In which the boys in the boatshed live on the edge before being run out of town on a  rail. ON FAIRNESS I like to run my eye along a beautiful curve. When a line sweeps along a contour with … Continue reading →

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Bonding With Boats, Beer and Epoxy

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Chris Kleinfelter

In the hierarchy of things that constitute “simply messing about in boats” sailing is at the head of the list. Next is time spent building, restoring, painting or in any way physically advancing a boat from land-bound to seaborne. Time … Continue reading →

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Hooked On Wooden Boats a Healthy Addiction

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Chris Kleinfelter

There is a podcast for every passion. I regularly download more of them in a week than I have time to listen to. Among the ones I digest religiously is a new one: Hooked on Wooden Boats. Dan Mattson turns … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions From The Wooden Boat Festival

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

I had hoped to post some stories from the recent Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend. Life has interfered lately but i am working on it and will having something soon. Up first and almost ready for prime time is … Continue reading →

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