HOWB 176 – Interviews | R2AK Pre-Race Updates: Marty Loken, Team Barefoot Wooden Boats, Team Un-Cruise
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).
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HOWB 175 – Interview | Pete Bergstrom on Starting G2G Wood and Boatworks Mentoring Program for Youth
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!
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HOWB 174 – Interview | Bruce Blatchley, Contemporary Boatbuilding Instructor at NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding
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.
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HOWB 172 – Interview | Jake Beattie, Update on Inaugral R2AK (Race to Alaska) June 4, 2015
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.
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