An Adirondack Guideboat Built For The PNW

Tacit is the modified Adirondack Guideboat that I built for exploring and camp cruising the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest. It’s based on a 100 year old design that had been refined to perfection, which I then mucked with, … Read More

Maritime Pics – 3/22/2025

Old wood boat lapstrake closeup

It has been rather cloudy this winter, and I certainly have not met my goal of taking a maritime picture every day. But I have snapped a few. Hopefully now that we are into spring, and the sun is starting … Read More

Maritime Pics – 1/31/2025

We watched this sea lion “sail” up and down the beach for a long time. It is suspected that they do this behavior to regulate their temperature. Personally I think they just like sailing.

A Picture A Day To Get Better At Maritime Photography

Last year’s Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend (September 2024) marked the beginning of a new project that I assigned myself. I wanted to get better at maritime photography. So I decided to start taking a picture every day, until … Read More

2023 Wooden Boat Festival Video and Favorites

Last weekend I thoroughly enjoyed the Wooden Boat Festival in here in Port Townsend. I have attended for 30 years or so, off and on. The amount of work and effort it takes to put on this event, and how … Read More

Making New Portage Pram Oars Soothes The Soul

I recently purchased a Portage Pram from a friend. I had planned on building a similar pram as a shore boat for our Lavro Dory, so this saved a bunch of work, and building Portage Pram oars was a very … Read More

Modifying A CLC Skerry For Overnight Cruising

This is how I modified a CLC Skerry into a mini camp cruising sail/oar boat. I was just curious if I could make such a small boat a viable and fairly safe cruising boat, for events like the Salish 100 … Read More