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Mark
Steele's Model Yacht Column
Mark Steele on a wonderful world of small boats. |
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The
Keuka Whaler - Part Eight: A
The American whaleboat was crewed by 6 men, one of whom was
the helmsman: that left 5 to row. |
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Sabre
My wife and I race a Flying Scot, but when she got a job that
interfered with our racing I started looking for a single hand
racing dinghy to build. |
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Balancing
the Helm
A new look at natural course stability. |
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Old
Man Winter Took the Weekend Off
We looked out the window at 7:00 Saturday morning January 14th
and saw a thick coating of frost on our Toyota Van and wondered
if anyone would be coming to the second annual MLK Kayak Regatta. |
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2011
Texas 200 in a Day Sailer II - Part Five
Having learned from my mistakes in 2010, I added to and refined
some of my preparations for the 2011 attempt. |
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Pensacola
and Beyond
We spent two nights on the anchor as we moved toward Pensacola
and the charts on the computer proved very useful in finding
a good spot to drop the hook. |
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50th
Anniversary Boat Build - Part Two
One thing I've learned as I've gotten older is that even the
best laid plans change. |
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Trolley
for Kayaks or Inflatable Canoes
After many years of use my old home-built Kayak trolley needed
replacing. |
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The
Texas 200
It's about to start. The link is to the The Texas 200 facebook
page where you can catch the last minute preparations and follow
the event. |
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TEOTWAKI
x (MAIB + KISS) = BOB
The queasy feeling is spreading that TEOTWAWKI is coming. Maybe
soon. Market collapses, trouble in EuroZone, sovereign default,
liquidity crises, credit still stand... |
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Classic
Ship Construction Notes - Part One
When a museum or non-profit organization looks into building
a replica of a historic ship, they want to create a living testimony
to the original men and ships that sailed the seas. |
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Toledo
Toledo Community Boathouse Christmas Boat Build. |
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"Bateaus
and Chateaus" - Part Two
Off to the town of Amboise we went, arriving just in time for
Peter and I to enjoy a rapid sprint thought the fabulous Chateau
Amboise. |
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A
Sail On "Muritai"
I posted a message on the Sail Oklahoma group saying that the
sail I got aboard George Cunningham's Welsford designed Houdini,
"Muritai", was the highlight of my trip. |
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Where
to Build – Part One
The shelter choice is no easier to make than the selection of
the boat and the dinghy. |
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