Hooked On Wooden Boats

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Robert d’Arcy Captain of the Schooner Martha, during the 2015 PortTownsend Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about Robert’s adventures with family and crew taking Martha on ayearlong voyage to Mexico, California, Hawaii and other far away places.Check our HOWB 062 for an interview I did with Robert about his own wooden boat journey.

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with John Lockwood of Pygmy Boats during the 2015 Port TownsendWooden Boat Festival. We talked about John’s world travels (at the time John was about 2 years into his aroundthe world trip), boats, paddles and John touched (quite) a little on political issues!

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with John Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft during the 2015 Port TownsendWooden Boat Festival. We talked about new and fun projects/kits at CLC (paddle boards, ultralight dinghy, SWDory, etc.), changes in the industry and just fun good ole wooden boat stuff!

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!