Hooked On Wooden Boats
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This podcast is 110% dedicated to celebrating the art, craft, history, tradition and romance of wooden boats around the world.
Season 1 will include all 217 episodes I recorded (and previously published) between 2011 and 2018.
Season 1 will include all 217 episodes I recorded (and previously published) between 2011 and 2018.
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Today’s podcast is an interview I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for theinaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock.This interview is with Thomas Nielsen of Team Sea Runner. Team Sea Runner’s boat of choice – a JamesWharram Hitia 17ʹ. This a catamaran made out of door skins, peanut based epoxy and has a claw sail.
inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock.First up: Denny Brausen, Team Noddy Noggins. Denny and B-I-L Simeon Baldwin are doing Leg 1 to VictoriaBC in and 11ʹ 11ʺ SCAMP sailboat.Second: Dan and Heather, Team Coastal Express – Sailing a 1971 16ʹ Mirror Dinghy with 2 rowing stations.Third: Stephen Marcoe, Team Golden Oldies. Sailing a 1985 Lock Crowther 38ʹ x 24ʹ catamaran with 2 rowingstations.
Today’s podcast is 3 interviews I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for theinaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th.First up: Marty Loken – builder, restorer, cruiser extraordinaire – commentary on the first ever R2AK.Second: Quill Goldman of BarefootWoodenBoats.com – Entered in the race as “Team Barefoot Wooden Boat”.Sailing a freshly built 19ʹ transomless sloop.Third: Denee Chaney – Entered in the race as “Team Un-cruise. Sailing an F25c trimiran (carbon over balsa – soyeah, there’s some wood there :D).
Today’s podcast is an interview Pete Bergstrom of Monticello, IL. Pete has started G2G Wood and Boatworks inMonticello.The G2G mission is to pass life experiences and values from “Generation to generation” (G2g) with adultsleading the way in understanding the value of mentoring younger generations. Building wooden boats andlearning woodworking skills will be the platform for mentoring youth ages 13 to 21.Bergstrom is an avid woodworker and boatbuilder, and is excited about his new venture!
Today’s podcast is an interview with Bruce Blatchley of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding in PortHadlock, WA.Bruce is the lead instructor for the contemporary boatbuilding building program which includes stitch and glue,cold molded, glued plywood lapstrake among other methods. Bruce and I discuss several the current schoolprojects (boats in progress) and what contemporary building is all about.
Today’s podcast is an interview with Brent Butikofer of Rigby, ID. After owning several sailboats, Brent decidedto build his own. He wanted an easily handled boat, that wasn’t too big or cumbersome to get in and out of thewater, yet was seaworthy and fun. After doing his research, Brent landed on the SCAMP micro-cruising phenom:D.Brent has a blog on his build – Building Shackleton – which is phenomenal. There are lots of great pictures anddetails. Brent is also and avid bicyclist – check out his cycling blog at Riding Idaho.
Today’s podcast is a Race to Alaska (R2AK) interview with Jake Beattie (Race Brainchild) of the NWMC inPort Towsend, WA.HOWB 141 is the first interview with Jake about the R2AK’s inaugural event scheduled for June 4, 2015. Intoday’s episode we get an update on the amazing boats and people that have officially entered (registrationclosed now) the Race. The race has every vessel imaginable from a SUP (stand up paddleboard) to a Kite Surferto a foils boat, and crews which hold Olympic gold medals, and world records in endurance events.There are approximately 60 entries, and of those about 38 are taking the first leg only option (Port Townsend toVictoria, BC). That leaves 22 vessels/crews to gut out 750 miles of cold water to Alaska.
Today’s podcast is very special. I sat down and did a recording with my mother – Mary Mattson – of Kirkland,WAMom grew up in Indiana, met my dad in Missouri and moved to Washington state in the 1950’s. During therecording, we talk about family, faith and boats (you see, my dad was kind of a boat nut). It was a lot of fun and Ihope you enjoy it!
Today’s podcast is with Mark Reuten of Nomad Boat Building in Victoria, BC, Canada.Mark grew up in Toronto, studied at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, was a shipwright on the Pacific Grace SALTS project, and now has his own boat shop in Victoria.Reuten builds and repairs all types of wooden vessels, and specializes in canvas wood canoes and skin on frame boats.
Today’s podcast is with Ed Sturgeon of Surrey, BC. The son of a carpenter, Ed took to boatbuilding after oneyear of college in Nova Scotia. Sturgeon worked in several boat yards and built homes (including wood framedhomes constructed on the beach in Ireland) , before starting his own boat building and restoration business –EdSturgeon.ca.Ed and Louise have been in Surrey for the last 2 years and Sturgeon’s current project is the restoration ofRichochet, a 46’ Kettenburg PCC Sloop built in 1956. Ed and Louise also enjoy camp cruising on theirtraditional double ended 18ʹ Nomans Land Cat Ketch.
Today’s podcast is with Dennis Davidson of Northwest Canoe (NWC) in St Paul, MN. NWC began buildingstrip planked canoes in 1999 and has a large community of builders, followers, enthusiasts, and boat lovers.Since he youth Dennis has been involved with canoes – paddling them, admiring them, and working forcompanies building them. When his friend offered to sell Northwest Canoe to Dennis in 2006, there was nohesitation on Davidson’s part. After working with Al for a year, he was on his own and has never looked back.The NWC canoe community is growing and they are building some amazing boats – including their 24ʹ NorthCanoe which with 10 paddlers has reached speeds of 8-9 MPH!
Today’s podcast is with Lou Hoang of Bellevue, WA. Lou wanted a functional and seaworthy skiff that he coulduse for crabbing and fishing in northwest waters. Enter the Candlefish 16ʹ by Devlin Boats.Lou purchased the kit in 2014 and after an estimated 500-600 hours finished her up early this year. Lou has hadher out a dozen times or so already this year, and his 5 year old son caught his first fish over the gunwaleof Nausicaa.Lou modified the design slightly by adding a center console – and he did a fabulous job. Nice work Lou!
Today’s podcast is with John Carinha of Burnaby, BC, Canada. John grew up boating at Point Roberts as a youthon his family’s 12ʺ aluminum Sears rowboat – this was his “yacht” at the time and he grew to love the water.John is also an adventurer (including mountain climber). Three years ago he was at a film festival where he heardColin Angus speak about his on the water adventures. John got hooked and decided to start an adventure of hisown.He purchased an Expedition Row Boat kit from Colin Angus and started Row4Autism. In John’s own words:“Row4Autism involves coupling adventure with an awareness campaign to support recreational communityinitiatives to benefit individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The expedition will entail rowing solo andunsupported around Vancouver Island in its entirety, a distance of 1,100km.”John completed the first leg of his journey in 2014, and plans to row the second leg this year and the final leg in2016. Go to Row4Autism for more details.
Today’s podcast is with Craig Barsky of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Craig is the founder and owner of BarskyBoards.Craig designs, builds and sells Stand Up Paddle boards (SUP’s) and surf boards. His boards are works of art andconstructed using the strip built method.
Today’s podcast is with Brian Chandler of Vancouver, BC. Brian is the founder and owner of DreamcatcherBoats (listen to the podcast to find out more about this catchy name) and is dedicated to developing methods tobuild simple and highly functional small boats.Chandler’s three main designs are: 1.) 14 1/2ʹ Rushton rowboat; 2.) Big Lassie 2 person canoe, and; 3.) FreeLassie.
Today’s podcast is with Mike Bretner of Vancouver, BC. Mike is a self confessed wooden boat addict and alsothe communications director for the Vancouver BC Wooden Boat Society.Bretner owns and uses several really cool boats: 1.) A 1952 Turner lifeboat with the original 1 cylinder gasengine; 2.) a 1967 Mirror Dinghy he has owned since 1981, and; 3.) a 14ʹ strip built boat he recently built basedon Phil Bolger’s Defender design.Of note too – Mike’s dad owned an Amphicar and surprised Mike as a young child by driving off the road andinto the water
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Today’s podcast is with Captain Dave Clark of Bremerton, WA. Clark traded a piece of property for the 117ʹhistoric tugboat – Dominion – 2 years ago, and has magnificent plans for her!Dave fell in love with boats at a young age and moved to the Seattle, WA area in 1989 to pursue his boatingpassion. He had a brief encounter with a Tugboat named Dominion a decade ago, and then years later in 2013 hesaw her for sale on Craigslist. He called the owner Jeff, and traded a piece of property for the tug over the phonethat day.Dave is establishing a Non-Profit entity for the tug – Dominion Historical Workboat Association – and she iscarefully being restored in preparation for her new life as an historic wooden vessel used as a maritime museumfor training, education, philanthropy, and much much more.
Today’s podcast is with Michael Durland, proprietor of Deer Harbor Boatworks and long time resident of OrcasIsland in the San Juan Islands of WA state. If you’ve never been to the San Juans, it’s high time you visit – this isone incredible place!Michael moved to the Island in the 70’s to work on a boat with a friend, and never left. He runs the Boatworksand works on a lot of cool wooden vessels of all sizes and designs.Michael also helped launch the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans in 2001. The Society holds a rendezvouseach year in between the dates of the Victoria, BC Classic Boat Festival and the Port Townsend Wooden BoatFestival. The rendezvous is a down home, low key event with meals, racing and general messing about on boats.
Today’s podcast is an interview with Rob O’Dea, president of the Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club ofVancouver, BC. In the clubs own words: “The Oarlock and Sail W ooden Boat Club is a club for people whoenjoy building, repairing, sailing, talking about, thinking about, and simply messing about in small woodenboats. The club operates out of a floating boat shed at the V ancouver Maritime Museum’s Heritage Harbour at1905 Ogden Avenue, V ancouver. Members can be found each saturday morning restoring the club’s fleet of smallwooden boats or working on a new build.” And visitors are welcome anytime!O’Dea has been messing about in wooden boats most of his life. Eight years ago he bought a 36ʹ sailboat built in1956 in Nova Scotia. This boat had been owned by Charlie and Margo of Charlie’s Charts Cruising Guides, andwas their home as they were writing their Guides. Rob shares some tall tales of adventure aboard this fine vessel.
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