Texas Small Craft Festival and TSCA Chapter

[Steve Lansdowne]

The Scow Schooner project near Houston is hosting their fourth annual small craft festival on Saturday October 23. They are also forming a Lone Star Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Assn. For details see http://www.scowschooner.org/

[almeyer]

Thanks for the post, Steve. I'll plan on being there.
Al

[almeyer]

Here are some pics. Not a very large event, but some nice boats and the people were friendly.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p4487ac4b1bb84968bc13ce6e76f81d28/f6872e91.jpg
A very nice Pete Culler skiff

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p703f6a0bc958d2ca3a8afd4364519e77/f6872cff.jpg
Interior of the Culler skiff. The rig is a spritsail.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/pef6f58d1dd3275b931a2d89c61387097/f68509a9.jpg
One of the visitors trying a modified 6-hr canoe.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/pfe5e276b7c7b9afb49e35da78e2d5e4c/f685070c.jpg
Another flat bottom skiff. Interesting combination of old and new. Cross planked bottom, with plywood sides.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p5b00e6d03dd05768f5c21173f0fc4eba/f684fed6.jpg
The skiff, a nice looking kayak, and my pirogue.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p9eae70218ad229704b79c932cbe28fbf/f684fcba.jpg
A very nice traditional-built skiff, described as a stretched John Gardner design. Cypress planking for the sides and bottom, yellow pine keelson and frames, and elm for the stem and transom cleat. First time in the water. I was asked to help row it back to the dock, about two miles downriver. Picked a good time to row, bucking a good headwind, near whitecaps on the water, and in the middle of a downpour. I'd say it got a good christening.

[JimD]

Very nice, thank you