Goat Island Skiff Mug set 2012
From the 2012 Goat Island Skiff Calendar.
Goat Island Skiff Coffee mugs. From the 2012 Goat Island Skiff Calendar.
Goat Island Skiff Coffee mugs.The Goat Island Skiff Calendar is OUT – boats, sunsets, UK, Sailing, USA, Australia, Stormy skies
We have a Calendar for the Goat Island Skiff!
It was created in the last month from photos provided by owners and builders and friends of the Goat Island Skiff. Out of 60 images we voted for the best ones using facebook. And now we have a really nice Calendar!Precut Plywood Kits Available for Storer Boats
There are a number of different suppliers in different areas. You can of course build direct from the plan and mark out the shapes. We have a system that minimises the chance of errors. However these suppliers all produce very good kits for Storerboats.Podcast Online – Wooden Boat Construction by Michael Storer – 2 of 3
This is the second of my talks in the USA. It focuses a bit more on construction and some of the methods that can be used to keep a boat light and simple, but very strong and stiff.
It also discusses how there is a “creep” in boatbuilding and design that increases the weight of boats way over what is really needed for a strong structure.Podcast Online – Wooden Boat Design by Michael Storer – 1 of 3
This talk is the first hour of my exposition on boat building and design. There are two more parts to come. This covers some of the background and design issues. The second is more on the building side and the last is a bit more about why the Australian (and New Zealand) wooden boat tradition is different from the Northern Hemisphere.
You can stream the talks over your internet connection or download them as a podcast.USA Interview 1 – Sailing with Thorne, Pirates, black powder and wooden boats
Thorne (aka David Luckhardt) is well known in both wooden boating and historical recreation circles (particularly those involving gunpowder).
He normally lurks around San Francisco, but on this occasion had driven up to Timothy Lake underneath the summit of Mount Hood.
I had the chance to interview him while sailing on Lake Timothy in Oregon.Announcing Michael’s talk in Portland, Maine
Invitation to a Talk by Boat Designer Michael Storer
At Clint Chase Boatbuilder, 25 Deblois Street, Portland, Maine
Sunday Nov 1st @ 11am-1pm, Bring Boats and Questions
After some food and chat, Michael will talk to us about making our boats better…USA Day 12 – Central Oregon, cold water and dam-ation
Yesterday spent the day traipsing around Central Oregon With Andrew Linn. We had a canoe on the roof and a boat behind. The boat behind was a delivery – Andrew had sold a Laser look alike – a now defunct class. And was pretty nice to get foot mobile and do some short bushwalks. So read more →USA Day 11 – Portland to Astoria Maritime Museum
Well a mind-boggling day today. Set is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/boatmik…7622312609441/ Some of the “Coots” boating group organised a joint trip for four of us to Astoria (named after the Astor Family who made their money in the fur industry a couple of hundred years ago. We got up early and went to meet Long 龍 at read more →USA Trip Day 7, 8, 9 – Timothy Lake Messabout with the Coots
The pics in this post are just a hint – many more on flickr – you can see them at the bottom of this page. So … What a Weekend! It is the highest I have ever sailed by far – about 2500 to 3000ft above sea level. A very nice bunch of folks. And read more →A little report on my talk
The main thing is that both me and my audience survived my talk. They all hung round too so they must have enjoyed it enough. David Graybeal wrote this … Just a quick update. Mik’s first talk – hosted by Harbor Woodworks, in Portland, Oregon, last night – went off quite well. A small, but read more →USA Day 6 – Down home in a Columbia River Slough
Howdy, The full set is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/boatmik…7622383846430/ Well more interesting things to report. Actually so interesting I have gone out to buy an MP3 voice recorder so I won’t miss these conversations. This was the view out of the window on waking. I couldn’t get the colours right even with fiddling – much lighter and read more →Travelling Day 4 – SF to Portland, Or. Day 5 a little bit of work
>Howdy, All travelling pics really from yesterday and just a few from making some samples for the talk I give on Wednesday. Most of the day around the house. Picture slideshow is at the bottom of this post But the travel pics look a bit boring in retrospect, but that doesn’t mean the view was read more →SF Missed appointment, Walk, Asian Museum and some fans
USA Day 3 – Missed Appointment, Walk, Asian Museum (and a couple of little boats) and meeting some fans Slideshow of pics is at the bottom of this page. I was supposed to meet David Luckhardt to go to the River Heritage Fair. I blew it – I woke up when I was supposed to read more →
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