In February 2008, while we were walking along the north shore of Flathead Lake, my husband Richard commented that he wanted to build a wooden sailboat and sail away into retirement. How else do travel junkies afford their habit, but take their house with them?As the winters tend to get rather gloomy here in the Flathead, a long term project sounded great. We toyed with buying and refurbishing an older...
Jumat, 29 April 2016
Now that the Honcho is up for sale, were beginning to look for another boat and another adventure. Ive always liked J Boats, so I couldnt wait to see the new J/111, which we thought might be a fun high performance cruiser that would suit our needs. Well, after checking one out, we decided to keep looking because its not quite big enough for the voyages...
This video was made by Voiles et Voiliers in 2010 after my visit there to meet and sail with my friend Francois Vivier. We sailed from Pornichet to the Gulf of Morbihan in his 25 gaff-sloop called Pen Hir and for 3 days sailed in company with thousands of boats during Semaine du Gulfe Morbihan. Itis an experience I will never forget and I cannot wait to return. Enjoy!...
I’ve written about this fast cruiser on Burlesdon Blog a while ago and was very taken by the design when we first saw her in the Mediterranian. Designed by French Naval Architect Jean-Pierre Villenave she is a Turbo 950.France is one of the most exciting centers of yacht design where many small scale designers are applying lessons and technologies...
Kamis, 28 April 2016
During a recent visit from Paul Hernes (builder of the first Phoenix III) I was able to take a number of still and video shots of the details of the balance lug rig on Pauls Phoenix III.This was my first ever attempt at video filming and editing, so please be patient with the results. However, you may find some of the clips to be worthwhile as they do show how well the boat has been developed by Paul...
Last night we went live with a new section of our website, optimised for mobile devices. You can access it via a link to it on our desktop home page or via the direct address http://dixdesign.com/mobile.Screenshot of mobile websiteThis new site is fast and compact, to load pages and information as quickly as possible on mobile systems. It has most...
Rabu, 27 April 2016
Roger Rodibaugh of Lafayette, Indiana kindly sent us pictures of his delightful Melon Seed skiff Nancy Lee named after Rogers wife. The Mellon Seed has been a favourite ever since I first discovered the lines in Howard Chappelles book American Small Craft.Roger tells the story - In the 1880s, in the bays and backwaters of New Jersey (USA), there developed...
Selasa, 26 April 2016
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Banderas Bay SunriseFinisterra has been in Banderas Bay for about a month, and it looks like well be here a few more weeks. Weve decided to spend the season cruising in Mexico instead of hurrying south to Panama this spring. Reasons for this are multiple, but the primary cause is that we had planned to leave California in November but were delayed...
Naval Architecture and small craft design as we know it today is a relatively new process in human terms. By that I mean the design of boats by the use of paper drawings and, more recently computer modelling. I do not know enough about the detail of the history to make any definitive statements without research, but broadly speaking I think that the...
Senin, 25 April 2016
Here are a couple of photos showing three Phil Bolger-designed boats under construction in our old shed, all at the one time (there were three other boats being built as well!) To paraphrase somebody else, "I can remember doing it, but I cant remember how!"The boats in the photo are two of Phils Hope design (see last posting) and a Harbinger....
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 | STOP PRESS - the Goat Island Skiff CalendarPut together by the Goat Island Skiff Group on Facebook - Heavy gloss paper - suitable for framing. Goats in the USA, Australia and UK. Sailing, Camping, Racing $26 plus post 17 x 11" |
 | Quick Canoe Electric - for Minn Kota trolling MotorKeeps the simplicity and low materials cost of the Quick Canoe Family. Does 5 ot 6mph with good range with a 34lb thrust Minn Kota or other electric trolling motor. Very detailed Plans $30 |
 | Goat Island Skiff - simple ply, modern performanceAn excellent sailing skiff - light, fast, pretty. Rows and Motors and will sail rings around other character boats. |
 | Micro Sleep aboard Beach Cruiser by PerttuA brilliant bit of industrial design. A tiny 8ft sleepaboard beach cruiser. Easy to store, inexpensive to build, but uses all my highly developed Oz Racer parts except for the hull. This takes you to the Duckworks website |
 | Quick Canoe 155 - Simple build in a 2+ weekends.First one took the builder 4 1/2 hours to get on the water - but me longer! It has been designed to be as easy to build as possible while keeping some of the qualities of a good paddling canoe - in particular the ability to track. |
 | Eureka Canoe - a pretty, simple and classic canoeLight on the land, Excellent distance touring boats. 156", simple construction 44 - 32lbs (15 to 20kg) - Click here for a comparison between plywood canoe plans. |
 | Goose - supplement for a 12ft OzRacer/OZ PDRacerThe basic OzRacer sails well with two aboard, but some might like the extra space of the PDGoose. Use the OzRacer plans to make all the bits but this supplement for a longer hull. You can build one of each hull and then choose which one to sail. |
 | 15 1/2 ft Rowboat - easy pretty plywood rowboatSimple, lightweight rowing boat for one person based on the Goat Island Skiff. |
 | "BETH" Sailing Canoe - simple, brilliant performanceA touch of the 1870s but fast and fun. Racing dinghy experience recommended! |
  | OZ RACER - simplest plywood sailboat - 2 choices!The perfect first sailing boat - cheap, fast to build and an excellent sailer. Plans $20 - a modern boatbuilding course in a book. OzRacer Mk2 - the best simple plywood sailboat for experienced or solo sailors wanting very best performance - formerly the OzRacer Mk2OzRacerRV - The simplest possible plywood sailboat build, more space in the cockpit for two people and cheaper in most countries. And it aint slow! |
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 As usual, we enjoyed Mazatlan more than we expected to. Every time we visit this city we find new and interesting places to visit, and meet new and interesting people . This place is working its way up toward my top five favorite places to visit in Mexico. But all things come to an end, and our time in Mazatlan ended at 1100 on Monday, April 20th as...  John Hockings has started construction of the Little Egret I designed for him, and he is making spectacularly fast progress and doing a wonderful job. This is his first attempt at Stitch-and-Glue, although Little Egret uses a combination of S&G and traditional skiff construction. Here is a link to Johns thread on the Woodenboat Forum - be sure... Minggu, 24 April 2016 My three sons (one of whom built his first boat at thirteen, and a lapstrake sailing dinghy at age fourteen) seem to have picked up one of my bad characteristics - that is, having too many interests. The boatbuilding boy is obsessed with sailing, model aircraft, engines, quality cars, and full-sized gliding. He recently confided in me that...  I recently returned from a wonderful 2 week business trip in Europe. The business in France was to sail and better get to know Francois Vivier and his designs. I felt it was a good idea as his sole US and Canada kit agent and boatbuilder to better understand the cultural backdrop to his boats. I had also hoped to get on many of the that I carry in...
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