For the first time, the US Navy is using a new breed of sailing ship to deliver military equipment, a move that can potentially reduce fuel costs by 20 to 30 percent, or roughly $1,600 a day per ship, according to the ship's owners. read more »
Olin J. Stephens II, one of the most prominent naval architects of the last century, a designer who created more than 2,200 cruising and racing yachts over decades of innovation in sailing, died Saturday in Hanover, N.H. Mr. Stephens, who lived in Hanover, was 100.
Duck Trap has a nifty site with lots of pictures of some very nice boats, with plans and other resources available. And if you're into decoys, they do that also. read more »
It's been a while since I've heard from DB and his nice little Origami Dinghy Barquito. Yesterday I got this nice video showing a Origami sailing away... looks like great fun!
In DB's words:
"It may not be crusing in a nutshell, but it was sailing in one." read more »
An interesting web site of a Netherlands builder/designer group. I enjoyed looking over some of their projects (including some Luxe Motor/dutch barges) on their archive/projects page.
A man (and his dog) are aiming to build a 9' recreation of Joshua Slocum's famous Spray and circumnavigate the world. Not something I'm ready to bite off, but I wish them well!
This is a little different take on an online build blog where a professional shop is building the boat. Detailed postings, lots of pictures... really nice to see how the pro's do it (although it makes me think mine really looks bad in places). read more »
