Friday, November 9, 2012. September had a few nice sailing days and this day was no exception. Very little to no wind but warm and sunny. Derrick brought by pictures that he took from his sailboat as we both made our way out the bay. A ripple on the water but virtually no wind. So we sit and wait for a puff of wind to come along. Once in a while a small breeze would pass by and we would ghost along for a moment. Friday, November 09, 2012. Sunday, October 14, 2012.

Sunday, October 8, 2017. Shavings cover the floor after a day of planing the masts and spars into shape. The floor gets painted c less reflective cream color. It is painted so that I can add non-skid to keep the seat from sliding while I pedal the boat. The remainder of the interior is varnished to protect the epoxy from UV. The outside gets two coats of primer and two coats of paint. 160;But, first, a new boat construction project.

Catori is the name of our John Welsford designed Pathfinder sailing dinghy. I will post photos and short updates on progress with the build for other builders and interested parties. Thursday, June 30, 2011. Since the last post, I have. Now that I have put pa.

Friday, December 2, 2011. Dawn Patrol on Core Sound. The time and place were perfect for relaxed cruising and camping aboard the. Next channel marker in Core Sound.

An infrequent repository of mostly new stuff.

Sunday, March 4, 2018. Sunday, February 25, 2018. Saturday, February 24, 2018. If this guy was the waiter, I have a theory on why this restaurant closed. Monday, February 19, 2018. Tuesday, February 13, 2018. A Tibetan door to scare all your bad dreams away. Monday, February 12, 2018. Sunday, February 11, 2018.

Tuesday, December 05, 2017. Monday, July 03, 2017.

A 17ft gaff rigged yawl designed by John Welsford. I started building a John Welsford Pathfinder in July 2008. The boat was completed in Oct, 2010. This blog now records our use of the boat, but documentation of building the boat can be found in the archives. Monday, August 26, 2013. Here are a few shots Miki took. Friday, June 15, 2012. The next morning I set up the boat and my daughter and I sailed it from the ramp upwind a mile or so then back across to our camp. The next day we we.

John Welsford designed gaff rigged yawl. Sunday, August 17, 2014. Finally got some painting done. My boat is in a good friends hangar. Friday, March 25, 2011. We have all survived to major earthquakes in Christchurch. The damage to our city is not unlike cities from World War II. Monday, February 14, 2011. Wednesday, September 8, 2010.