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PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #037 This week is a continuation of last week's interviews that I did at the 33rd annual Olmpia Wooden Boat Fair in Olympia, WA.  The first interview is with Hal Van Gilder, president of the Olympia Wooden Boat Association.  Hal grew up boating and his dad built a 39' wooden cabin cruiser in 1932 which Hal owns and maintains to this day.  This boat is "federally registered" due to some past history and supposed mishaps in international waters - listen to the full story on the interview. The second interview is with Bob Peck, president of the South Sound Maritime Heritage Association.  Bob has been named 2012 Maritime Person of the Year by the Olympia Wooden Boat Association.  Bob has built 18 boats as a hobbyist over the last 50 years.  He brought his 1/4 scale East Coast Harbor Tug to the Fair this year (see pic below).  This is one talented dude who has built boats of all sizes, shapes and construction methods. Click on the green player button above to listen to the interviews and hear some fun stories and interesting people. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):   Thanks to Bob & Hal for being interviewed for my podcast.  And best to you in your wooden boat endeavors and adventures down river. If you would like to attend the Olympia Wooden Boat Fair next year, mark it on your calendar now - it's always on mothers day weekend.   UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) May 12 - Seattle Maritime Festival - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - 33rd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yacht 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA June 29 to July 1st - 22nd Annual Wooden Boat Show - Mystic Seaport, CT June 30 to July 4th - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Seattle, WA July 8 - 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Willamette Sailing Club - Portland, OR July 13-15 - 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival - St. Helens, OR August 6-17 - Build Your Own SCAMP microcruiser (360 385-4948) - Port Townsend, WA August 11 - La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show - La Conner, WA August 25-26 - 20th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest - Tacoma, WA Aug 31 - Sept 2 - 39th Annual Harbor Days - Olympia, WA September 1-4 - Small Craft Skills Academy - Port Townsend, WA (see website for other locations) September 2-4 - 34th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival - Victoria, BC, Canada September 3-5 - 11th Annual Wooden Boat Rendezvous - Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA September 7-9  - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Port Townsend, WA Note:  If you have events you would like added to the calendar, please email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com. WANT TO HELP?  PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on this blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #036 I start this podcast with Pete Leenhouts of the NW School of Wooden Boat Building.  Pete discusses the upcoming August 6-17 class in Port Townsend where the Boat School and the NW Maritime Center along with Howard Rice and John Welsford will oversee a group of students build their own gorgeous microcruiser - SCAMP.  As of this writing space is available in the class.  Email Pete at Pete@nwboatschool.org if interested. Next I share some highlights of the Olmpia Wooden Boat Fair which I attended on May 12 for the first time.  My first interview is with Megan Guritiz the Fair coordinator.  Megan shares some highlights from the Fair, how she got involved with beautiful wooden vessels of all sorts, and why this event rocks! Second is an interview with 92 year young Ray Gillespie.  Ray is a real firecracker to be around.  He has been a boyscout since 1930; started the Sea Scouts Olympia program in 1965 (the Sea Scouts 1944 WWII Captains Gig wooden vessel is named after him - R.E. Gillespie); and has attended the Fair for 33 years straight.  This guy was a blast to interview - you will hear a lot of good laughs and the story of the shipwreck in Alaska of the SS Propellor  Scout boat. Lastly, an interview with sisters Mishawn and Danielle who own a gorgeous boat - 1935 Ed Monk Sr. designed cutter (Pics below).  Hear all the details and how the sisters got involved in this gig. Click on the green player button above to listen to the interviews and fun stuff - and be prepared to laugh along with us :) Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):   Thanks to everyone that was interviewed for my podcast.  And best to you in your wooden boat endeavors and adventures.  If you would like to attend the Olympia Wooden Boat Fair next year, mark it on your calendar now - it's always on mothers day weekend.   UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) May 12 - Seattle Maritime Festival - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - 33rd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA June 29 to July 1st - 22nd Annual Wooden Boat Show - Mystic Seaport, CT June 30 to July 4th - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Seattle, WA July 8 - 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Willamette Sailing Club - Portland, OR July 13-15 - 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival - St. Helens, OR August 6-17 - Build Your Own SCAMP microcruiser (360 385-4948) - Port Townsend, WA August 11 - La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show - La Conner, WA August 25-26 - 20th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest - Tacoma, WA September 1-4 - Small Craft Skills Academy - Port Townsend, WA (see website for other locations) September 2-4 - 34th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival - Victoria, BC, Canada September 3-5 - 11th Annual Wooden Boat Rendezvous - Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA September 7-9  - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Port Townsend, WA Note:  If you have events you would like added to the calendar, please email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com. WANT TO HELP?  PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on this blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #035 This week's interview is with Peter Crim of the Wind and Oar Boat School in Portland, OR.  I first met Peter at the PNWMHC meeting in Portland, OR in April, and then reconnected with Peter while he was at the CAMA Beach facility of the Center for Wooden Boats attending a 3 day session "Teaching With Small Boats". Peter grew up on the east coast, and from the age of 6 his parents owned and sailed wooden boats and sailboats of various sizes including a 34' Alden  cruising boat.  Peter was also a sailing instructor using the Beetlecat as the instruction venue of choice. After spending 20+ years in the technology and building industries, Peter hung up his professional career and headed for Brooklin, ME to attend the Wooden Boat School in 2010.  Peter took a bunch of fun courses and got the bug to open a school in Portland to "... build communities through building boats".  One of the school's projects has been building the one design St Ayles Rowing Skiff to participate in races around the area.  Check out Scottish Coastal Rowing for more information about racing the St Ayles. Click on the green player button above to listen to the interview and learn more about Peter's journey from high tech executive to boat school founder and wooden boat builder. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge): Thanks Peter for being interviewed for my podcast.  And best to you in your wooden boat endeavors and adventures on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers!  You can email  Peter at Peter@WindandOar.org.   UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) May 12 - Seattle Maritime Festival - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - 33rd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA. June 29 to July 1st - 22nd Annual Wooden Boat Show - Mystic Seaport, CT June 30 to July 4th - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Seattle, WA July 8 - 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Willamette Sailing Club - Portland, OR July 13-15 - 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival - St. Helens, OR August 11 - La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show - La Conner, WA August 25-26 - 20th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest - Tacoma, WA September 2-4 - 34th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival - Victoria, BC, Canada September 3-5 - 11th Annual Wooden Boat Rendezvous - Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA September 7-9  - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Port Townsend, WA Note:  If you have events you would like added to the calendar, please email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com. LISTENER FEEDBACK AND PHOTOS: Thanks to Steve Sikma for emailing and sending pics of his 14' cedar stripped skiff.  Nice job Steve!! WANT TO HELP?  PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on this blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #034 Two weeks ago, I met Chris Finks (Maritime Heritage Coalition) at the Portland Yacht Club to personally tour several of the historic and wonderful wooden boats his friends own and moor at the Yacht Club, and to talk shop (wooden boat shop of course). One of the chaps I interviewed that day was Chuck Kellogg.  Chuck has been a member of the Portland Yacht Club since his youth when he first learned seamanship and sailing on the Club's 18' plywood "Flatties".  The Flattie is a sloop with a centerboard that was designed and first built in 1928 in Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC.  Click on this link for more info: Flattie. Chuck currently owns a drop dead gorgeous 1937 Bridge Deck boat "Phantom".  She is 58' of sheer beauty and elegance, and was built by Astoria Marine Company in Astoria, OR (see photos below).  Chuck also owns a 36' Bridge Deck boat "Kaleta".  She is is a beautifully designed and inviting vessel built in 1928 in Tacoma, WA by Martinac Marine.  Chuck had her out of the water to restore her hull last year (we're talking major restoration), now she's back in the water for interior and deck refurbishing (see photos below).  Kaleta will be the Flagship vessel for the Maritime Heritage Coalition. Next I was given a tour of "Marymack" - a 50+' Bridge Deck boat that is absolutely beautiful (see pics below). Finally, I met with and interviewed Mark Hall who owns a 1961 Chris Craft Constellation that is 55' of craftsmanship and stateliness. Click on the green player button above to listen to the interviews with Chuck Kellogg and Mark Hall, and find out more their wooden boats passions, adventures and tall stories. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):             Thanks Mark and Chuck for taking the time to be interviewed for my podcast.  And best to you in your wooden boat endeavors and adventures on the Columbia River! UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) May 12 - Seattle Maritime Festival - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - 33rd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA.  Please bring your 10'-23' boats to show! June 29 to July 1st - 22nd Annual Wooden Boat Show - Mystic Seaport, CT June 30 to July 4th - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Seattle, WA July 8 - 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Willamette Sailing Club - Portland, OR July 13-15 - 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival - St. Helens, OR August 11 - La Conner Classic Boat and Car Show - La Conner, WA August 25-26 - 20th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest - Tacoma, WA September 2-4 - 34th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival - Victoria, BC, Canada September 3-5 - 11th Annual Wooden Boat Rendezvous - Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA September 7-9  - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Port Townsend, WA   WANT TO HELP?  PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #033 Chris grew up in California, and at the ripe old age of 5, went water skiing behind his neighbor (Fred's) wooden boat - a Century water ski boat.  Soon after, Fred traded in the Century and bought a fiberglass replacement.  Chris was appalled that Fred would trade such a beautiful wooden vessel in for a plastic boat.  Thus began his love for wooden vessels. As a young adult, living on the east coast, Chris had the privilege to cruise around on the USS Sequoia - a presidential vessel that is now a Historical Landmark and was first used by Herbert Hoover in 1920. Chris currently owns an early 60's Chris Craft Constellation 36 footer (pic below).  He is meticulously restoring the boat to its original colors, interior surfaces and finish.  This rig is a beaut.  Prior to that Chris cruised around in an 18' 1947 Chris Craft Sportsment (see pic below) About 5 years ago, Chris put together the first Maritime Heritage Festival in Portland.  He connected with numerous maritime people and organizations and saw the need to bring them all together for some maritime synergy.  Voila - the Maritime Heritage Coalition was formed last year in Portland.   According to their website: The Maritime Heritage Coalition is an Oregon non-profit corporation comprised of more than 25 groups dedicated to promoting regional maritime, environmental and native people’s heritage through educational programs such as the Maritime Heritage Festival. Our five-year goal is to build a regional maritime heritage center. Click on the green player button above to listen to the full interview and find out more about Chris's vision for the MHC and some fun stuff about his boating adventures and boats. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):       Thanks Chris for taking the time to be interviewed for my podcast.  And best to you in your MHC endeavors and cruising around in the Chris Connie!   UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) May 4-5th - Center For Wooden Boats - Grand Opening Celebration North Lake Union facility - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - 33rd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA.  Please bring your 10'-23' boats to show! June 30 to July 4th - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Seattle, WA July 8 - 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Willamette Sailing Club - Portland, OR July 13-15 - 5th Annual Maritime Heritage Festival - St. Helens, OR August 25-26 - 20th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest - Tacoma, WA September 2-4 - 34th Annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival - Victoria, BC, Canada September 3-5 - 11th Annual Wooden Boat Rendezvous - Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA September 7-9  - 36th Annual Wooden Boat Festival - Port Townsend, WA   WANT TO HELP?  PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #032 This week I interviewed Master Mariner (USCG 1,600 ton all Oceans Auxillary-Sail license), Rigger (master rigger of five Tall Ships) and Sailmaker (owner of Force 10 Sailmaking and Rigging) Wayne Chimenti.  Wayne has over 30 years of sail training on 20 different schooners and square riggers - including a 13 year stint as Captain of the Puget Sound based 1913 schooner Adventuress. Wayne is actively instructing at, and helped found the Community Boat Building Project (Port Hadlock, WA) in conjunction with the NW School of Wooden Boat Building and the Port Townsend and Chimacum, WA school districts. Click on the green player button above to listen to the full interview and find out how Wayne made the transition from marine biologist to world sailor, and other fun stuff. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):       Thanks Wayne for taking the time to be interviewed for my podcast.  And best to you in your community boat building endeavors and other maritime adventures!   UPCOMING FUN EVENTS (tell 'em Wooden Boat Dan sent you!) April 28-29 - Bellingham Bay Rendezvous - Bellingham, WA May 4-5th - Center For Wooden Boats - Grand Opening Celebration North Lake Union facility - Seattle, WA May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA.  Please bring your 10'-23' boats to show! May 12-13 - Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA   WANT TO HELP?  PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #031 This week's podcast is a little change of pace.  First off, I talk about the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Council meeting that I attended last weekend in Portland, OR.   While there, I was able to reconnect with some friends from the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport (Cheers Les!), Dan Leach from Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle (Hi Dan!) and meet some new folks.  One of the new wooden boat enthusiasts I met was Caitlin Shrigley - Outreach Manager for the Oregon Maritime Museum.  This museum is located on the 1947 sternwheeler Portland (see pics below) on the Willamette River.  Caitlin gave us all an awesome tour after the PNWMHC meeting and included in my podcast is a 10 minute interview I did with Caitlin that day. Also included in this podcast is an interview with Dan Leach from The Center for Wooden Boats with an exciting announcement about the grand opening of their new facility on north Lake Union.  Click on the green player button above to listen to the whole podcast. FOLKS I MET AT THE PNWMHC Chris Finks - Maritime Heritage Coalition Sam Johnson - Columbia River Maritime Museum Joseph Govednik - Foss Waterway Seaport Pat Hartle - Northwest Seaport Peter Crim - Wind and Oar Boat School John Hough - Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society Thanks to the PNWMHC for inviting me - I had a great time and plan on being at the next meeting in October! OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS My friends at Three Sheets Northwest  (Deb and Marty) have set up an awesome search engine for all things maritime.  Click on this link to access this really cool search engine - HookedOnWoodenBoats.com/MaritimeHeritage. UPCOMING EVENTS May 19th - Port Townsend Pocket Yachters 1st Annual Palooza - Port Townsend, WA.  Please bring your 10'-23' boats to show! May 4-5th - Center For Wooden Boats - Grand Opening Celebration North Lake Union facility - Seattle, WA May 12-13 - Olympia Wooden Boat Fair - Olympia, WA   Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):           Thanks to all my Maritime friends for making this podcast possible.  This is amazing stuff - and I am having an absolute blast!!! Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #030 Interview - Christian Gruye, Head steward  M/V Lotus When Christian was a child, her family moved every 2-3 years to follow her dad's transfers as an USAF pilot. But Seattle was considered the family's home base.  They spent a lot of time water skiing with friends, and paddling about in their  Willits Canoe made on Day Island near Tacoma, WA by the Willits brothers.  Christian's dad was the Pacific Northwest Ski Champion for 7 years and helped form the Lake Washington Water Ski Club. When Christian was 11 her mother got a hankering to buy a mothballed ferry boat for the family to float around on in the beautiful waters of WA state.  In 1960 the family purchased the 1909 M/V Lotus Edwardian style wooden vessel for $5,000 - the exact price she sold for new.  At the time she was moored on Lake Union in Seattle and in serious disrepair.  The boat engine had been stripped to help support the WWII effort, so the family towed her everywhere they wanted to be and lived on her engineless. Tune in to this podcast to hear the complete interview including how the M/V Lotus survived a recent mooring failure grounding.  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's some pics (click to enlarge):             Thanks Christian for taking the time to be interviewed, and best to you with the M/V Lotus and your future adventures! To connect with Christian, go to MVLotus.org or email her at Info@MVLotus.org.  And if you would be kind enough - please donate to the cause of the M/V Lotus while on the website! Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #29 Interview - Steve Chapain  Point Hudson Boat Shop Steve grew up in Minnesota  canoeing and water skiing with his family and friends.  As a young adult he visited his brother in Washington state, found Port Townsend and decided that was his sweet spot.  After moving there, he met Bob Prothero (late founder of Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building) and enrolled at the boat school so, in his words, he could "fix my own boats".  After graduating, he did a few restoration projects and soon had his own shop and wooden boat repair and building business -Point Hudson Boat Repair. Tune in to this podcast to hear the complete interview including how Steve took over building the traditional wooden Pocock racing shells..  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's some pics (click to enlarge):     Thanks Steve for taking the time to be interviewed, and best to you in your business and future adventures! To connect with Steve, go to Pocock Classic or call 360 385 6863.  Steve would love to talk to you about your racing shell or next boat project!   Wooden Boat Dan's recent Boat Messing Stuff:         Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #28 Interview - Carol Hasse of  PortTownsendSails.com. Carol had done very little boating, and no sailing as a kid in Camas, WA.  But that all changed in 1972 when her family's doctor and wife invited her to sail with them to the south Pacific on their new 42' Cascade sailboat.  She eagerly hopped on board and a few days later they hit gale forced winds of 70 mph and 30' seas off the Oregon coast.   But there were few worries for this hearty group who landed safely in San Francisco, and then made their way to Mexico.  From there Carol hooked up with other adventurous souls and sailed to many cool destinations (Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands and Hawaii to name a few). During these early adventures, Carol learned celestial navigation using ye olde sextant, sail repair, and plenty other seamanship skills.  And she learned to love the cruising life, sailing on a lot of cool rigs including a Chinese junk, Alden yawl, Jim Brown trimaran and others. A few years later in 1975, Carol sailed into Port Townsend with some friends and fell in love with the place.  With the support and help of fellow wooden boat enthusiasts, Carol helped launch the inaugural Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival in 1976.  This festival continues to attract thousands of enthusiasts each year and on September 7-9th 2012 will have its 36th annual show! In 1978 Carol started Port Townsend Sails which has become world renowned for it workmanship, design, and durability of its sails. Tune in to this podcast to hear the complete interview.  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's some pics (click to enlarge):           Thanks Carol for taking the time to be interviewed, and best to you in your business and future adventures! To connect with Carol, go to PortTownsendSails.com or call 360 385-1640.  Take it from Wooden Boat Dan - you will be hard pressed to find better built, longer lasting sails than these!!   Other Fun Stuff:   Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #27 Interview - Eric Friberg of  North Fjord Boats. Eric has a rich maritime heritage.  His family moved from Superior Wisconsin to the Seattle area in 1965 so his dad could work in the Seattle shipyards.  Soon after, his father built a wooden fishing boat and headed to Alaska.   The boat was a 30' Bristol Bay double ender made for the rough waters of Alaska. When Eric was just 10 years old, he spent the summer in Alaska fishing with his dad.  In his early 20's, Eric started boatbuilding on his own - making kayaks and other small boats.  One of his first projects was a Greenland stitch and glue kayak kit - from England of all places!  He learned to Eskimo roll with this boat and spent a lot of time paddling Puget Sound, including navigating the treacherous Deception Pass and getting caught in a gale which tested his rolling skills. A few years later, Eric stumbled upon the book Norse boatbuilding in North America and became hooked on the Viking method of clinker boat building.  Then he found Jay Smith, who he apprenticed under, and shortly after went to Scandinavia to visit the boatbuilding shops and museums.  Five years ago Eric turned his part time passion into a full time career and founded North Fjord Boats. Tune in to this podcast to hear the complete interview with Eric.  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's some pics (click to enlarge):         Thanks Eric for taking the time to be interviewed, and best to you in your boatbuilding efforts! To connect with Eric, go to North Fjord Boats.   Other Fun Stuff: Please help support the Felicity Ann project by going to FelicityAnn.com and getting involved in this very cool project to rebuild the sailboat which carried the first female across the Atlantic in the 1950's.  Thanks!   Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down -  Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #26 Interview - Christine & Jeffrey Smith of Northwest Navigation Christine had dreamed of having a bed and breakfast since she was a kid, and David loved wooden boats ever since living in Maine where he was a deck hand and eventually captained on several wooden schooners with Windjammer Charters.  Their passions and ideas blended together and they determined to have a "floating B&B" ala a wooden vessel.  At first their plan was to build a wooden schooner, but the economic downturn nixed that idea so it was on to PLAN B - find an inexpensive wooden vessel and restore it. A friend suggested they meet up with a gentlemen on Lopez Island that owned several wooden boats which "needed work".  They traveled to Lopez Island, fell in love with and purchased a 65' former "monkey boat" built in 1929 named David B.  Jeffreys best estimate was that it would be a 2 year restoration project.  EIGHT years later in 2006, the restoration was done and their floating B&B company - Northwest Navigation - was  launched. Christine has written an exciting book chronicling the David B rebuilding adventure.  Check it out at More Faster Backwards: Rebuilding David B. Tune in to this podcast to hear Christine and Jeffrey talk about their dreams, the gory details of their restoration project, how their floating B&B works, and other cool topics.  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):           Thanks Jeffrey and Christine for taking the time to meet with me. Good luck on all your B&B cruises this year and many happy sailings for the David B! Please connect with Christine & Jeffrey by going to NorthwestNavigation.com or check out Christine's new book More Faster Backwards: Rebuilding David B.   Listener Feedback and Comments: Thanks to Danilo for the kind comments on my blog!  I'm glad you are hooked on my podcasts from all the way in Brazil - that is super cool.  Best of luck on your upcoming boat building project.  Please keep me posted on your progress.  Thanks!   Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff. Thanks, Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #25 Interview - Tim Lee, Instructor NW School of Wooden Boat Building  TIm took a keen interest in woodworking as a youth visiting his brother in Alaska, and building hickory dog sleds for racing.  Then Tim's other brother took him on his maiden sailing voyage off the coast of Georgia in a wooden sail boat.  Tim was hooked.   Soon after Tim enrolled at the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding, completed the program and began working in boatyards from Alaska to Port Townsend. As fate would have it, TIm got a call from master builder Ray Speck in 2000, asking him to come teach at the school.  The rest is history and Tim is loving it!  Tune in to this podcast to hear Tim talk about helping set up a wooden boatbuilding school in Ireland, building a 26' forest service boat, what makes northwest boat building unique, and other cool topics.  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):     Thanks Tim for taking the time to meet with me. Good luck on all your school projects and anything that has to do with wood!   Listener Feedback and Comments: Thanks Pete Leenhouts for bringing the Felicity Ann project to my attention. Here's the link I mentioned for the rebuild project - Felicity Ann.  Please check it out for more information about this historic boat and the plans for her future.   Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff. Thanks, Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #24 Interview - Brion Toss, owner Brion Toss Yacht Rigger When Brion took geometry in high school he thought to himself "I'll never use this crap".  But he soon became fascinated with knots and realized that geometry was his friend.  He was super proud of his first two knots (learned from poorly drawn illustrations in an urban survival book) - the sheet bend and square knot.  When he showed these knots to a good friend, the friend cracked open his 690 page Encyclopedia Of Knots And Fancy Rope Work, and Brion officially dove headfirst into the world of knots. In Brion's own words, he was largely "holed up in the late 60's tying knots".  First there was the fancy-work knots, then came the maritime knots.  These knots led to the wooden boat festivals, which led to sailing, which led to rigging, which led to Brion Toss Yacht Riggers! If you want to hear some down to earth talk about splices, seizes, lashings, geometry, physics, resolution of forces, humping, hogging, and an explanation for the ditty: "worm and parcel with the lay, turn and serve the other way", you have come to the right place!  Click on the green player button above for all the details.  ENJOY! Here's Brion at his shop (click to enlarge):   Brion's books include (click on link for more info): The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging Chapman Knots for Boaters Going Aloft (DVD version) The Rigging Handbook Thanks Brion for taking time to meet with me!  Sorry I ate almost all your chocolate!! Listener Feedback and Comments: Thanks to Jim Vibert for subscribing to my email list and sharing his love of wooden boats via email.  Jim builds and repairs boats in Kansas, and his website is WindwalkerBoats.com.  Check out this new deck he put on a Snipe:   Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360.  And click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff. Thanks, Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:   

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #23 Interview - Julia Maynard, co-owner Haven Boatworks, Port Townsend, WA Julia took a keen interest in wooden boats while attending The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and taking the integrated studies "Marine History and Crafts" program which was focused on wooden vessels.  During the program the students learned boat design, lofting, building and heard outside gurus such as designer Bob Perry. Shortly after college, Julia landed at Mystic Seaport, CT apprenticing under the accomplished late designer/builder John Gardner for a full year.  Julia then went on to build a 34' Yawl rigged sailboat with her hubby and sailed to the far seas.  Click on the green player button above for all the gory details. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):       Listener Feedback and Comments: Thanks to Bob Cull for granting me permission to continue using his original music piece "Shanty Hymn/Sailor's Jig" for the intro and outro of my podcast. Here's a link to Bob's music.  Also here's a pic of Bob's gorgeous catboat "Artichoke": Also hats off to Nick Fahey who is the owner of this gorgeous purse seiner moored in Anacortes, WA.  I came across this rig while trolling the docks in Anacortes, WA looking for wooden vessels among all the white bobbing plastic stuff.   Want to help?  Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats.  I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on.  You can also write in my blogs comment sections, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360.  And click on Subscribe to subscribe to my email news list. Thanks! Click here to subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast: