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Building the Chub

We had one day off which we spent recuperating. Then it was back to the drawing board for a two-week class building the whitewater boat we call the Chub. This time I was the nominal teacher with Cricket as my assistant. But actually we just co-teach. Neither of us wants [...]

July 19th, 2023|News|

Professor Cricket teaches McKenzies

Cricket taught her first class this spring--a six-day course in building the McKenzie River drift boat, or dory. I got to be helper boy, which was delightful. We started in the first night with lofting the lines from Roger Fletcher's book, Drift Boats and River Dories. Once the class agreed [...]

July 19th, 2023|News|

How the Old Fella Done It

Warning-- long post. But a good story. In late May Cricket and I headed out to do one of our favorite things--go to Maine and the Maritimes. But it always starts out with our least favorite thing--flying on an airplane. Fortunately fate had pity and awarded us an upgrade on [...]

July 11th, 2023|News|

Rooting for More Roots

A full day passed after we got off the Guide Training trip in Grand Canyon before we were rolling north at first light. We felt so rested. If I recall correctly, Nevada looks like this. The brothels are in disarray. We holed up in Klamath Falls for the night, then [...]

May 18th, 2023|News|

Springtime at Fretwater

Once again months have sped by while I sit idle, not blogging. Well, actually, not entirely idle. I am finally catching my breath after a multi-month sprint. Let's see--it was February last time I checked in. We had to pause and celebrate our patron saint's birthday. But I did my [...]

May 16th, 2023|News|

Help Fund the Dory Heritage Project

In late May Cricket and I will join Graham McKay, Executive Director of Lowell's Boat Shop, and Douglas Brooks, renown documenter and builder of traditional Japanese boats, in Shelburne Nova Scotia. We will spend the next two weeks working with Milford Buchanan, the last builder of the iconic Shelburne Dory. [...]

February 21st, 2023|News|

Looking Good

Time flies. And it's way past time to update the blog. I'll start with sharing this exciting photo. The inside of my eyeballs are doing fine--don't they look great? Here are some shots of what they get to see as I sip my morning coffee. We had a magnificent series [...]

February 12th, 2023|News|

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Building the Chub

We had one day off which we spent recuperating. Then it was back to the drawing board for a two-week class building the whitewater boat we call the Chub. This time I was the nominal teacher with Cricket as my assistant. But actually we just co-teach. Neither of us wants [...]

July 19th, 2023|News|

Professor Cricket teaches McKenzies

Cricket taught her first class this spring--a six-day course in building the McKenzie River drift boat, or dory. I got to be helper boy, which was delightful. We started in the first night with lofting the lines from Roger Fletcher's book, Drift Boats and River Dories. Once the class agreed [...]

July 19th, 2023|News|

How the Old Fella Done It

Warning-- long post. But a good story. In late May Cricket and I headed out to do one of our favorite things--go to Maine and the Maritimes. But it always starts out with our least favorite thing--flying on an airplane. Fortunately fate had pity and awarded us an upgrade on [...]

July 11th, 2023|News|

Rooting for More Roots

A full day passed after we got off the Guide Training trip in Grand Canyon before we were rolling north at first light. We felt so rested. If I recall correctly, Nevada looks like this. The brothels are in disarray. We holed up in Klamath Falls for the night, then [...]

May 18th, 2023|News|

Springtime at Fretwater

Once again months have sped by while I sit idle, not blogging. Well, actually, not entirely idle. I am finally catching my breath after a multi-month sprint. Let's see--it was February last time I checked in. We had to pause and celebrate our patron saint's birthday. But I did my [...]

May 16th, 2023|News|

Help Fund the Dory Heritage Project

In late May Cricket and I will join Graham McKay, Executive Director of Lowell's Boat Shop, and Douglas Brooks, renown documenter and builder of traditional Japanese boats, in Shelburne Nova Scotia. We will spend the next two weeks working with Milford Buchanan, the last builder of the iconic Shelburne Dory. [...]

February 21st, 2023|News|

Looking Good

Time flies. And it's way past time to update the blog. I'll start with sharing this exciting photo. The inside of my eyeballs are doing fine--don't they look great? Here are some shots of what they get to see as I sip my morning coffee. We had a magnificent series [...]

February 12th, 2023|News|

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