On a lighter note I suggest that like Steinbeck, Timothy Shaddock should write a book about his experience. He could call it 'A Dog from the Sea of Cortez'.
How about "A Dog's Tail"?
Re: The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:30 am
by EA01
“Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
As Ratty said to Mole in Kenneth Grahame's classic.
Love it!
Re: The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:03 am
by 1DC
Nice posh sandwiches Fliegs!
Re: The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:08 am
by EA01
Thank you 1DC...
Re: The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:15 am
by EA01
Not all of us are uncivil Antipodeans....
Re: The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:14 pm
by John Hill
Waiting for a puff of breeze on Yvonne, 100+ year old triple planked kauri sloop..
It is a few years since I sailed on Yvonne but for several years the owner and I would catch the Picton ferry after work on Friday for a couple of days in the Sounds. Then back to the mooring near the ferry terminal before catching the late ferry back to Wellington.
Re: The yachtsmen (and women) revolution thread
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2023 3:59 am
by Hydromet
Nice looking Yacht, John.
I've never built a boat, much as I'd like to, but a few years ago I was involved in a project where 30 of us woodworkers were given timber from an historical kauri tree to make anything we wanted. The commission on the sales went to raise funds for the Sydney Botanic Gardens. One of the makers made a kauri dinghy. Read the story at this link. https://www.sydneywoodenboats.com.au/kauri/
