Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast | Celebrating the Art, Craft, History & Tradition of Wooden Vessels Worldwide
Summary: GET IN THE WOODEN BOAT GAME with Dan Mattson on his weekly podcast exploring the world of wooden boats, wooden boat builders, instructors, enthusiasts, hobbyists, classic boats, tall ships, sail trainers, wooden boat festivals, maritime history, viking ships, and other fun stuff.
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Today’s podcast is an interview with Hugh Harwood of Cumberland, Maine. Hugh grew up around wooden boats and got the bug at an early age while boating with family and friends on the east coast. In 2013 he purchased a 1932 bridge deck cruiser – Katie Mack – in Tacoma, WA and had her shipped to Maine. She […]
Today’s podcast is an interview I did recently with Nordic traditional boatbuilding master Jay Smith of Anacortes, WA. Jay has several decades of experience building traditional Nordic clinker boats and was trained in Norway. In today’s podcast, Jay discusses the virtues, benefits, uniqueness, and attractiveness of building boats from a once living material. Click on the […]
Today’s podcast is an interview I did recently with a delightful couple – Herb and Nancy Payson of Port Townsend, WA. Herb and Nancy read a book titled “A New Way of Life” by Samson in the 70’s. The book suggests addressing the problems of urban life by sailing around the world on a sailboat. […]
Thanks to your support and the support of hundreds of other wooden boat lovers around the globe, HOWB has completed its THIRD full year with flying colors. This Episode is dedicated to Reviewing the Highlights of 2014 and looking forward to Plans for 2015. Highlights of 2014 I attended 2 Boat Festivals- Port Townsend WBF, Seattle Center […]
Today’s podcast episode is a interview I recorded for HOWB016 (December 2011) with Tug Buse. Tug made an amazing 3,ooo mile solo adventure in a 14′ sailing pram he built himself. His adventure started in Iowa, meandered through the river system to the Gulf of Mexico, and then east and north on the intercoastal waterway all the way to […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Jay Benford of Benford design and discuss a lot of fun things including his background in boating, how he entered the boat design world, and some of the really cool boats that have been his live aboard homes. Benford has designed boats for many […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to talk to Chris Lux of Seattle, WA. Chris contacted me via email to tell me about the vintage Klepper folding canoe he recently purchased, how he was able to get parts locally for this 40 year old canoe, and some other fun details about this amazing boat that […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with small boat and cycling adventurist Colin Angus of Victoria, BC. At the top of the discussion were the details of some of Colin’s amazing adventures on the Amazon River among other places. He is one amazing and adventurous dude. You can listen to previous […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Howard Rice of the Small Craft Skills Academy. We met up at the NWMC during SCAMP Camp #5 in Port Townsend, WA. At the top of the discussion (of course) was the SCAMP and the newest development in self-rescue – the “elevator”, to get […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Tony Grove and Tobi Elliot of Gabriola Island, BC. Tony is restoring the 1897 built Sloop Dorothy, and Tobi is the videographer filming a documentary on the project. Dorothy was built in 1897 on Vancouver Island, BC. She is a 34′ LOA gaff rigged […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down and do my second interview with Lin and Larry Pardey of sailing fame. During the 45 minute discussion, I peppered the Pardeys with questions such as: Top 10 mistakes made in offshore cruising How to prepare for a circumnavigation How to select the right boat for […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to interview John Harris of CLC Boats in Annapolis Maryland. John and I discussed new boats and plans at CLC, developments in the wooden boat kit industry, and other fun stuff John has been up to. CLC continues to be on the cutting edge of applying modern technology […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Cody and Beth Harris of Salt Lake City, Utah and talk about their newly christened cutter Rabannah. Cody designed and he and Beth built this beautiful 35′ cutter rigged plywood/cold molded sailboat over a 2 year period ending early in 2014. Cody and Beth […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Rohrer, volunteer at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, and discuss the fascinating history and pedigree and the famed R boat – Pirate. Pirate has a long and storied history including being a direct descendant of Ted Geary’s design R class boat Sir […]
On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Josh Colvin, co-editior of Small Craft Advisor Magazine and brainchild of the microcruising phenom SCAMP (Small Craft Advisor Magazine Project) sailboat. Josh and I discussed the SCAMP phenonema (nearing 300 Plan/Kit sets sold to date) in detail including SCAMP in the Everglades Challenge; the first […]
