The Calendar Islands Yawl (CIY) has been built. Hull #1 was built in Minnesota and is a success. Launched late in the year after only about 6 months of...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Happy SummerPaddling & Rowing Season is upon usGear up. I thought it would be good to discuss this summer some aspects of using boats and get away...
NEW! Drake 19
Thursday, May 8, 2014
On the Drawing BoardNew Drake 19 for tandem rowing, cruising and expeditionsFor Fixed Seat or Sliding Seat RowingThis new version of the Drake Rowboat...
Cool features of my kits
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I'd like to discuss, in the next few months, a few examples of groovy ways to engineer a boat kit and build a boat. The first photo shows the side girders...
New kits, Old kits, More kits!
Thursday, April 17, 2014
New and Updated KitsCalendar Islands Yawl under constructionUpdated Deer Isle Koster (KDI) kits being cut out WestThe CIY hull#1 is being expertly built...
Calendar Islands Yawl Update
Sunday, March 30, 2014
The CIY is becoming RealityA father son team builds CIY #1 in Duluth, MN.The last update had me quarter scale modeling the CIY hull. That work has completed...
Drake 19 Design Work Continues
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Drake 19 Rowboat ProjectOar-and-Sail Tandem Rowboat and Cruiser with downwind sailDrake 19 Rowboat with "squgsail" for off-the-wind sailing. Drake is...
Calendar Islands Yawl Modeling Continued
Friday, February 14, 2014
Fleshing out the Calendar Islands YawlModeling the InteriorWhile I am actually breaking out the geometry of the final 3D computer model, the interior...
Modeling in the Flesh and Screen
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Modeling the hullAfter slicing and dicing the hull "shell" in the computer, I had the parts cut and assembled them into a quarter scale model. Modeling...
A Real Hull Model
Friday, January 10, 2014
The Calendar Iands YawlHull Modeling in the flesh: part 1CNC cutting parts for a quarter scale modelThe 3D computer model is sliced up into sections that...
Sail Plan for CIY
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The Calendar Islands Yawl will be a lug-yawl rig. Details forthcoming!! Stay tuned for the quarter scale model of the boat. I'll be assembling the...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)