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You must also become a member and true believer of his tribe or you will not like the boat because they are the worst catamarans you can have

Good idea, I was there a few weeks ago, to early for sailing, but very nice. Frank

We arrived on our campsite close to Vannes and I have a camera with me, will take lots of pictures but will post them when back home after 23 of May. Cannot do it with phone. Was end of winter in...

Tonight we stay in Poix, Haute Normandy and tomorrow we will arrive in Vannes, camping Conleau. D.v.
Our voile/aviron Lucia with us and we will sail in Flotilla 2. Most friends arrive Sunday night...

Horrifying, but I loved the line... and then she found Jezus in a coffeeshop...

Very nice boat and congrats with the WoodenBoat article, that was a pleasant surprise this morning. Frank

I was pleasantly surprised this morning when opening the newest WB edition with an article about Bolgers Black Skimmer with some personal information about Bolger. Very nice. And an article about...

Thanx, guys

Tom, Pete Greenfields roundbilge Chebacco is now or very soon for sale. According to Pete 80% finished. Frank

A nice article from David Dawson, AKA Woxbox, in Small Boats. I discovered this in the newsstand of the Hauptbahnhof in Vienna last week, very far from the sea. It is about an great trip with 2 canoe...

I saw a Swallow dinghy for sale. Design Andrew Wolstenhome. Red Cedar on steamed oak frames and copper clenched. Google www.natuurlijkvaren.nl
Frank
www.oarandsail.nl

Everything from Spike Milligan

Iain Oughtred design?

I meant so-called lone wolves. Frank

We went to Marseille in octobre and liked it there very much: The sea was just a bit to cold for me to stay in longer then ten minutes but the temperature in general was fine. I find it gets to hot...

I am relieved this operation happened. To often murders and other crimes were committed by 'lone wolves' who had some ties with Neo nazis but a complot was ususally not discovered. I think your...

25 RWW arrested in Germany, a serious attempt to install a prince. Frank
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My favorite author long time ago.
Frank

Thanks Basil

Thanks Kevin

Found articles in WB # 43

Michael, I cannot find the articles in WB#41. Can you check it? I am glad with these stories and pictures because they are new to me, I only saw drawings and texts, and the pictures bring them to...

Thanx John

During the last weekend of family & friends, now for the seventh and last time, a passenger filmed us when we overtook their boat. My son the skipper is now looking for a new job ashore which I...

I suppose you all know the International Twelve Dinghy: Here it still actively raced by a dedicated group of sailors and all the mainsails that I inspected are reinforced with a ss wire. They would...

So nice to see this boat traditionally built instead of glued plywood strakes. I think the Douglas Fir is also grown in France as it is in the Netherlands but here boatbuilders to often use imported...

Novice, I am a professional sailmaker and make lugsails for more than 20 years. I reinforce the luff of balanced lugsails when the sail area is over 5 m2 with dyneema since a customer asked me to do...

I can ask the dutch who go to the Morbihan if they can take people aboard. I will tell them that you are great guys and go to the same church as we do. Frank

Make a sea anchor. And have a mast that you walk upright instead of having a simple round hole in deck or thwart. Lee boards give you room in the boat where you want to lie down and pray. Frank

Usually the French like to practice their English on visitors, and when we came boatless to Douarnenez in 1988 we were invited on two boats, a Swampscot Dory and later on a Canoe Yawl . Frank

That reminds me that I still have plans of a Colchester Smack in ferro cement. I bought them at the end of the seventies but changed my mind and went to Falmouth on my bicycle where I bought the...

Pete Greenfield, editor of Watercraft , built his Chebacco, round bilge and clinker, with birch ply. Boat is not launched but always in the open . Frank

We will be there with our lugger Lucia in Flotille nr. 2, the sail and oar club. I saw Roger Barnes will be there too, and several French sailers that I met in The Netherlands this summer during The...

I am looking forward to see you all in Berlin, and will resume my Duolingo course Deutch. When shall we have the EBS? Frank

Iain Oughtred develops his boats often by comparing them in the Raids that are held in europe. He found that most boatowners prefer to sail , rather then row their boats, so the more recent boats are...

next weekend there will be the Traditionele Schepen Beurs in Den Helder. 11, 12 and 13 november. This started some years ago as a boatshow where sailing barges and klippers were open to visitors who...

Glad to hear that,Tom, and if you come with Flixbus I could pick you up in Groningen. It will save you a few hours as the last part of the trip takes a lot of time. We have also a spare room. Frank

From 11 till 13 novenber there is the 'traditioneleschepenbeurs.nl' in Den Helder. This translates as 'Traditional Boatshow' and I don't want to miss it. Otoh it could be the best meeting place for...

My boat 'Lucia' fits in that category: As she is a double-ender on the waterline I knew she would be a good rowing boat, and I was relieved she is also a pleasant sailing boat. What she does not do...

Tom, my first thought was 'Raidboat', and last week the new owner of the sisterboat of 'Lucia' was looking for a new owner. You may know her from the video 'Two luggers at play'. But after better...

We came also to the conclusion that we went better to windward with the sail on the wrong side and a very experienced client thinks its because the sail twists better.
Frank

I saw the Cancalaise in Douarnenez in 1988 and I thought she was the most beautiful boat in the festival. I think she was a replica of the bisquine La Perle and I happened to have a copy of Model...

my son visits us just after the Green Film Festival in Krakow, which was great: He won 2 first prizes, Best young director and another one, and told us about the city: Beautiful centre and very...

A friend recently built a Nordlandboat from local larch that was probably japanese. I would not hesitate to use it but expect it to be stiff so the first straks will be hard to fit. Steaming is not...

117186This the latest picture of the Klipper Passaat that my son sent us: She is doing about 10 knots here, and in september, the last weekend, we will sail with her with our usual group family and...

Second guess: South France Mediterranean till Catalunya. Frank

Greek Caïque? Frank

I find that Duolingo works for me and I use it to refresh my French and also German now, for I have a German daughter in law, since last winter, and Germany is only 40 minutes by car. When at school...

Thanks for your elaborate answer, Mikolaj
Frank

Last year Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to three years for fraud. If the French can do this with an ex-president, so can the USA . Frank