Hooked On Wooden Boats

I’m taking a break from my Podcast Vacation today to publish another episode of HOWB :D.Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Jake Beattie during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Wetalked about highlights of the festival, news at the NWMC, and more importantly the inaugural R2AK and theannounced second R2Ak scheduled for June 23, 2016!Click on the green player button above to listen to the podcast with Jake.

I’m taking a break from my Podcast Vacation today to publish another episode of HOWB :D.Today’s podcast is a recording I did about an hour after the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival hadended. I talk about the highlights of the festival and some of the fun stuff I did! I was there for the entire Festivaland had an absolute blast as usual.I recorded about 8 interviews during the festival which I will be playing over the next few months!Here are a few highlights of the festival for me:Doing 8 interviews with some amazing folks – John Harris, John Lockwood, Jake Beattie (R2AK), RobertD’Arcy, Marty Loken, Dale Simonson, Pete Leenhouts, Josh ColvinAttending a presentation on mast building by Bruce Tipton – the birds mouth mast may be cool butprobably overrated. There are other ways to build a mast just as strong and light without all the work andwasteMeeting John Carinha in personSleeping in the canopy of my truck for the first time (with CPAP machine on :D)Getting ideas for my SCAMPGiving my SCAMP class/presentationMeeting Rob O’TooleEncouragement from listeners!

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).