Anyone know…
A reasonable welder in the US of A for some small parts I need and willing to ship?
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Sorry for the lag…
Got on a wild goose chase looking for a VolksCruiserish catamaran in other countries.
stealth or in your face…
A while back, I had an email from a reader who used the word “acceptable” as in what sort of boat the cruising fraternity would find acceptable because he really wanted to fit in. The fact that my sarcastic answer of “Any boat with a price tag of $200K or more” he seemed to take …
something from David Reard…
No discussion on scows could overlook David Reards’ accomplishments in bringing attention to the performance of non-pointy designs…
and don’t you wish you’d paid more attention in your high school French class…
Yann Quenet is getting ready for another circumnavigation with some changes to Baluchon that you might find interesting.
a new Latitude 38…
The April Latitude 38 has a great article about a long circumnavigation on 24-foot Piver Nugget trimaran No Name that’s well worth your time. In case you don’t recall what a Nugget looks likes… Now, if you’ll forgive me, I have to get started making some cheesy-whats-its ready for the dog and pony show at …
a quick thought…
I’ve always liked Colvin’s junk rig boats as they were in a sorta/kinda evolutionary step that never really made the jump to the next stage and, as a result, have a lot to tell us about sailboat design. Someone has an idea for a boat or rig and designs a sailboat based on that idea. …
Poisson d’avril…
I generally refrain from doing posts on April 1st as I worry that everyone will assume whatever I’ve written is some sort of joke or gag. Then again, a lot of folks seem to consider the whole idea of affordable, sustainable, and simple cruising boats something of a joke, so why not? The other day, …
impact…
Maybe the best thing about doing a VolksCruiser is that by its very nature, it’s a minimum-impact exercise. A smaller boat and budget go a long way to lessen one’s impact on the local environment. The less negative impact the better. Having lived in and around cruising areas I’ve been in the front row to …
some thoughts on the CAL34
It’s come to my attention that there are several CAL 34s going cheap (as in less than $3K). This got me thinking about how I’d go about VolkCruiserizing them today knowing what I know now after living aboard and sailing “So It Goes” for ages. For starters, there’s a CAL 34 going for $1k which …