May/June 2021 Great Auk trip
The bad news is that I have completely abandoned keeping logs. On the brighter side, photos remain both doable and …
Category Archives: the other boat(s)
A little design history
[The following was originally written for an online list devoted to Hen boats: https://groups.io/g/Hensnest/message/21261%5D Photo credit: Sarah Bliven Here’s a …
GREAT AUK Sails!
It’s been much too long since you all have had proper news from this corner of Maine. Here’s a rather …
“Pulchritudinously Challenged”
pulchritudinous [ puhl-kri-tood-n-uh s, –tyood– ] adjective physically beautiful; comely. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pulchritudinous Years ago, in writing back and forth with Dave Zeiger …
GREAT AUK Mast
There are enough nice photos of GREAT AUK’s mast going up and down that the subject really warrants its own …
The Next Boat
In addition to Race to Alaska prep, this past winter and spring also included work on a boatbuilding project. When …
Portland Pudgy ~ Junk Rig Conversion
*** A version of this article will be appearing in the February, 2019 Junk Rig Association magazine; for unfamiliar terminology, …
Peep Hen Capabilities and Limits, part two: Shifting and Gusting Winds
Arriving in Rockland Harbor anchorage, after quite a flurry. Yes, the clew on that sail could use an additional line …
Peep Hen Capabilities and Limits, part one: Tacking
[photo credit: Sarah Bliven] The Peep Hen is, after all, quite a small boat; it was interesting, this summer and …
Motorless at Last
[photo credit: Suzanne Jean] Earlier this summer the motor finally came off the boat. “Motorless in training” was a long-term …
