St. Michaels Small Craft fest (photos)

[Woxbox]

Upload those photos, folks! I'll start with a few:

The race. Where else can you see such a glorious site? And this is not the entire fleet. Maybe half of it?



Here's the view from our little shallop, bringing up the rear.



Yes.



And a beautifully done Greenland kayak

[Jay Greer]

Very very nice!
Jay

[KMacDonald]

A few photos of "Silent Maid" at the MASCF.

[KMacDonald]

A few more.

[StevenBauer]

Does anyone have pics of Jim (fss172) and his two sons in their three Nutshell Prams?


Steven

[PaulC]

Thanks for posting these. Are there any more? I always have the impression that this is a festival that makes me sad I live so far away.

[Ned Asplundh]

Thanks for posting these. Are there any more? I always have the impression that this is a festival that makes me sad I live so far away.

I'll be posting some in the next few days. Gotta cull the best for Ash Breeze. Are previous posters OK with reprint permissions? Shots used will be credited.

[Philip Maynard]

And one of my favorites, the grill on Friday night

[Ted K]

I put some photos up on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4283368...7622396694969/

My favorite was Silent Maid coming in:


But there were more.

And yes, you may use these in the Ash Breeze and the Mainsheet.

[andrewdarius]

This years' event was a good one, and the skies were as impressive as the boats.

A crabbing skiff



Isabel, one for the power boater.





A gorgeous canoe that moved effortlessly through the water.


Silent Maid, with builder at the end of the boom discussing her with two paddlers.


...and when she arrived the night before.

[andrewdarius]

A few more.

A rainbow over the event.



Two boys did a great job handling this sharpie in the race.



A well worn double-ender on display.



A melonseed keeping good company.



A few of the locals.



A birds' eye view at the finish line to the race showing the variety of small craft that attend.

[andrewdarius]

And to finish off, it is a family event after all...

[Ned Asplundh]

[Ned Asplundh]

[PaulC]

Great pictures, thanks everyone!

[keck314]

Does anyone have pics of Jim (fss172) and his two sons in their three Nutshell Prams?


Steven

I doubt it -- the three of us were only out together once on Friday, and the swell was enough to snap my rudder in half below the waterline, which put a quick end to that. The next day Dad had to leave to schlep my brother to the homecoming dance. Lame.

I've got some pictures I'll post shortly, however.

[keck314]

Upload those photos, folks! I'll start with a few:
The race. Where else can you see such a glorious site? And this is not the entire fleet. Maybe half of it?

Not even, I think. This was the view from Korora, and there were even a few stragglers behind us.

"Glorious" is definitely the right word. Now all it needs is its own theme music

[TimmS]

Here are a few from the great race.

[keck314]

More photos from race day...

The fleet assembles:

[keck314]

Sunday Morning:

[Yeadon]

Oh my god.

[Michael Beckman]

Do you have this in wallpaper size? Absolutely awesome photo.

Small boats continue to be damned sexy things.

[TimmS]

Those early morning photos are awesome! I guess I slept through that light fog.

[keck314]

Do you have this in wallpaper size? Absolutely awesome photo.

Small boats continue to be damned sexy things.

Thanks; yes I do, just PM me where I should send it.

[Bob Triggs]

Oh my god.

Tim: That is what people are saying too, about your small boat event at the Seattle Center For Wooden Boats.

This set of photos is sensational!!!

[Daniel Noyes]

are race results available? or is it a informal type "race"
I'm particularly interested in the Caladonia Yawl performance.
looks like lots of fun and absoloutely ideal conditions for a small boat race!
Dan

[Scot L T]

Awesome photos guys! Some are more impressive than the boats...damn, did I just say that!?

"Apple Pie" grabbed my eye...a very pretty boat. Anyone have more photos of that one? Or know what it is?

Thanks for posting, for sure.

[Woxbox]

Apple Pie won some awards her first year at the festival, when I took these shots. The detailing is incredible. Custom hardware, everything is just so.

[crabskiff]

I've posted a few short videos here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6IhxTAUj_k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzMkH1mJxM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KDQcR2rVhQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws2tZTtkSpM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrXILSaKFk

Kevin

[EyeInHand]

Whew! Looks like I'm late to the party, but it took a long time to go through all the pictures. Great stuff here already.

Here are some more:

[EyeInHand]

And more:










I stowed away on Silent Maid for the race, and got shots from her cockpit. This is the builder, John Brady, at the helm:

[EyeInHand]

Not to be outdone, Nature put on a show too, with a full moon, lightning, fog and rainbows:









And some shots from TimS's Coquina (Thanks Tim!):



What an incredible weekend. There's lots more, but I'm blurry eyed. If you still want more, I posted over 400 images to a gallery here:

EyeInHand Gallery

Thanks to everyone who let me bum a ride on their boat, or just take their photos - I wiped the drool off, I swear.

[StevenBauer]

Great videos, Crabby! Thanks. I talked about heading down this year but decided at the last minute to stay home and sail here instead. I had a nice sail Friday but Saturday and Sunday were total washouts. Next year we are coming down for sure.

Steven

[Howard Sharp]

It all looks stunning. What design is Silent Maid? Beautiful boat.

[EyeInHand]

Silent Maid is a B Cat. (As opposed to her sister A Cats)

[Canoez]

The Crab Claw?

[Ted K]

Scott

I talked some with the owner-builder of Apple Pie.

He created her as a copy of a 1906 Rangely rowing boat. The layout, detailing and everything is drawn from the pictures in Rangely's catalogues and advertisements from that year. I had a chance to go for a short sail in her, and found her to be a lot of fun, but without a lot of room. Oh, and if the mizzen sheet gets hung up then it overpowers the small rudder.

He won the people's choice award a couple of years ago, and regularly places very well in the 3-legged race.

[Upnorth1]

And more:

Do you know what this boat is?

[Steve Paskey]

Do you know what this boat is?

I think that's Frisky Biskit, built to the lines of a Chesapeake crabbing skiff ... one of the boats recorded by Howard Chapelle. There's a discussion of her here: http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72014

[EyeInHand]

The Crab Claw?

Actually, no - the tasty crabs and oysters were provided by Museum Staff as part of Friday's grill your own ice-breaker. And seafood masters, they are. Which is a good thing, because you can smell The Crab Claw from the docks and it makes you really, really hungry.

[EyeInHand]

I've posted a few short videos here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6IhxTAUj_k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzMkH1mJxM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KDQcR2rVhQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws2tZTtkSpM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrXILSaKFk

Kevin

Nice video, Kevin. Thanks. That will be good for quite a few replays.

[andrewdarius]

Excellent photos Barry, the collection on your site goes beyond the boats to capture the feel of the entire weekend/event; the comraderie, food, town, everything about it. I like how you recorded the night-time light show. Great job.

Andy

[EyeInHand]

Thanks Andy, I have a couple more of you sailing, mostly in the distance since you were moving so fast. If you want them let me know.

[Thad]

Great to see MASCF going strong!!

[trefor]

this is easily one of my favorite photo threads on here. absolutely beautiful boats!

trevor

[Scot L T]

Thanks Ted K. I appreciate the info. And thanks Woxbox for the photos. Once I looked at the photos of the full boat (Apple Pie) I can see the Rangely in her. A serious amount of effort in that one.

And some wonderful work all around, boat builders and photographers...a very talented bunch here!

[kermit1]

Hi, a few more pics from our favorite event on the planet....
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/...f2a01a54_b.jpg

[kermit1]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/...2efae5e5_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/...c7ca6d1f_b.jpg
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/...56947f5f_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/...c683870e_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/...f2a01a54_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/...5e01083d_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/...67a59941_b.jpg

[andrewdarius]

Nice shots, thanks for keeping this thread alive. I was hoping more images would pop up. Here's one of the Edmee S and Volunteer before taking visitors out. Watching them step the masts while floating dockside is an interesting show.

[Ned Asplundh]

Can anyone help ID boat and/or owner? Photo is a finalist for an MASCF spread in the next Ash Breeze. Have asked photographer and she does not remember.