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Oct 08, 2024
Guide to Moulding Planes
Guide to Moulding Planes: Boatbuilder’s Notes for Traditional Tools
Here’s a traditional tools guide for boatbuilder’s by Robin Gates… welcome to the world of moulding planes.
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Oct 08, 2024
Maldon Regatta 2024
Maldon Regatta 2024: Racing Smacks, Gaffers & Bermudian Boats
The Maldon Regatta has hosted competitions for Smacks, MFOB’s Gaffers, Traditional and Modern yachts for generations. This year we saw some brilliant racing…
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Oct 08, 2024
Boat of the Month
Boat of the Month: Outer Fall
“There’s something personal about wooden boats,” says Jimmy Tripp, owner of the Outer Fall, ready for launch. “They have a soul.”
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Oct 05, 2024
Davistown Putt Putt Regatta & Wooden Boat Festival
Davistown Putt Putt Regatta & Wooden Boat Festival
Celebrate the nautical spirit of the Central Coast at this outdoor event.
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Oct 01, 2024
Manning River Dairy Co-Op Society vessel 'Sunrise'
Manning River Dairy Co-Op Society vessel 'Sunrise' (later 'Sunrise Star') on the Manning River
DETAILS: Name: Sunrise [Originally named Oxley and later the ferry Sunrise Star]
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Oct 01, 2024
Chesapeake Bay's classic workboats
Chesapeake Bay's classic workboats at Jennings Boatyard
Sitting side-by-side up on the hard at Jennings Boatyard Inc. in Reedville, Va., in September are the Chesapeake Bay wooden deadrise commercial fishing boats Ashley B and Four Sons.
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Sep 26, 2024
Orcas teen builds boat by hand
Orcas teen builds boat by hand
Solianna (Soli) Halabisky has built her childhood dream boat with the help of her father, Bruce Halabisky.
The 11-foot dinghy, which can be used for rowing and sailing, was launched during a celebration on Sept. 1. Friends and family, including Soli’s mom Tiffany Loney and sister Seffa, were in attendance. The vessel was traditionally built with lapstrake cedar planks and steam-bent hemlock frames.
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Sep 22, 2024
The caulk workshop Bokovac
The caulk workshop Bokovac performed at the event dedicated to the preservation of maritime heritage in Croatia
The fifth international festival of ships, seas and sailors brought together over 60 traditional ships from different countries, and the largest among them was an attractive replica of a medieval carrack-type sailing ship from Dubrovnik
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Sep 20, 2024
Antique/classic boat show still sailing strong after 40 years
BY TOMMY WATTERS
Antique/classic boat show still sailing strong after 40 years
Hundreds of residents flock to Johnson Brothers for festival
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Sep 20, 2024
Video: 2024 Wooden Boat Festival
Video: 2024 Wooden Boat Festival
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Guide to Moulding Planes
Oct 08, 24 01:24 PM
By Robin Gates
Guide to Moulding Planes: Boatbuilder’s Notes for Traditional Tools
Here’s a traditional tools guide for boatbuilder’s by Robin Gates… welcome to the world of moulding planes.
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