HOWB 148 – Interview | Tony Grove on Restoring Canada’s Oldest Working Sailboat “Dorothy”, Built in 1897 11.06.14
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Tony Grove and Tobi Elliot of Gabriola Island, BC. Tony is restoring the 1897 built Sloop Dorothy, and Tobi is the videographer filming a documentary on the project.Dorothy was built in 1897 on Vancouver Island, BC. She is a 34ʹ LOA gaff rigged sloop with a 9ʹ beam and 5ʹ draft. She is red cedar planked on oak and fastened with copper rivets and roves and has an elegant fan tail design.
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HOWB 147 – Interview | Lin & Larry Pardey on Blue Water Cruising, Circumnavigation, Boat Selection and More 10.30.14
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down and do my second interview with Lin and Larry Pardey of sailing fame.During the 45 minute discussion, I peppered the Pardeys with questions such as:Top 10 mistakes made in offshore cruisingHow to prepare for a circumnavigationHow to select the right boat for blue water cruising Your favorite destinations around the worldWe have a great time and the answers were amazing (as you might expect).
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HOWB 146 – Interview | John Harris of CLC Boats: New Boats, Plans, and Fun Stuff 10.23.14
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to interview John Harris of CLC Boats in Annapolis Maryland.John and I discussed new boats and plans at CLC, developments in the wooden boat kit industry, and other fun stuff John has been up to. CLC continues to be on the cutting edge of applying modern technology to developingnew designs, new manufacturing techniques, and innovative ways to make the kits more user friendly to all You can listen to 2 previous interviews I did with John at:HOWB 057 HOWB 104
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HOWB 145 – Interview | Cody & Beth Harris – Boatbuilders and Adventurers “Living the Dream” 10.17.14
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Cody and Beth Harris of Salt Lake City, Utah and talk about their newly christened cutter Rabannah.Cody designed and he and Beth built this beautiful 35ʹ cutter rigged plywood/cold molded sailboat over a 2 year period ending early in 2014. Cody and Beth are looking forward to many great cruising adventures in their cutter.Check out the Harris’ BLOG for more information and pictures.Congratulations to Cody & Beth and on this amazing first build!
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HOWB 144 – Interview | Scott Rohrer on the “R” Boat “Pirate” at Center for Wooden Boats 10.09.14
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Rohrer, volunteer at the Center for WoodenBoats in Seattle, and discuss the fascinating history and pedigree and the famed R boat – Pirate.Pirate has a long and storied history including being a direct descendant of Ted Geary’s design R class boat Sir Tom which was one of the winningest boats in history.
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Season 1 will include all 217 episodes I recorded (and previously published) between 2011 and 2018.
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