an infrequent repository of mostly new stuff
Nice video featuring some friends across the river. Red Knierim of Red and the Romantics and his wife first lived in a yurt in the woods along the river. They recently upgraded to a one room cabin. He was out walking and singing in the snow storm. We walked down to the river from the other side.
I wondered what that sound was.
Blizzard Ballads with Red Knierim from Surface Below Media on Vimeo.
Re-rounded winch drum, with new Amsteel Dyneema cable and thimble.
Sunshine and temps in the mid 60s today are a welcome reprieve from snow, which is mostly gone now. A great little window for attending to a couple of things on the new old Lightning. I had intended to raise the mast to see how that works and to assess the rigging (which actually looks relatively new). That will have to wait for another day – I got distracted by the malfunctioning centerboard winch.
Slowmo Snow
The high pitched tarp frame was a good idea. We spent Saturday evening and part of Sunday digging out. A lot of digging. Kept the woodstove going on high.
I’m linking to this video just because it’s awesome. No need for sound.
Bord à bord avec Fionbarra la yole irlandaise
Posted by Gilles Dravet on Friday, July 25, 2014
link: Irish Yole in French
Lightning #2833, in transit
I had a whole week to reconsider. I don’t know with any certainty what shape the boat is actually in, and won’t until I get it back and can crawl all over it, inside and out, poking every potential rot spot with a sharp screwdriver. That much is still unknown. But I can do some research in the meantime.
Of course, I come across some very exciting video online. This one is three fellows in Greece flying along on a crazy fast plane in 25kts of wind:
Continue reading “New Year, New Old Boat ~ Return to Edenton”
Yesterday morning we woke to frost on the windows. It was 7 degrees out as the sun rose. Terri wears a wool cap around the house to keep warm. “Mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap.”
Seems not so long ago we were sailing.
From Timber To Tide from Pixillion on Vimeo.
A new film in our maker series. Ben Harris is a traditional wooden boat builder based in Cornwall, UK.
This film documents Ben Harris’ love of wood work and boat building, how he acquired his skills, and how incredible it is to be able to take something that you’ve built with your own hands out onto the water and sail it across the sea.