Gaviota Coast Adventure

Bart, Kyle and I just returned home from an amazing three-day surf adventure along the Gaviota Coast. Truly spectacular. We paddled in twelve miles with minimal help from the wind, camped two nights on the boat and and then sailed downwind most of the way home before the wind died. I used the small fortress anchor with success and the new Iakos and Pola supported all three tramps perfectly. I've never slept so well.

Blasting out of Bolinas

It all fits!

With the new ialkos and pola roughed out I slapped on some sealer and rigged the canoe this weekend in Stinson Beach. It all looked and performed beautifully. I need to make some minor adjustments but nothing major. A keen eye will notice that I've moved away from flexible lashings in favor of stainless steal bolts and 2000lb test webbing. Yikes! It certainly stiffened up the ride. I'm a bit worried about the consequences in the event of a massive load event (i.e. a huge broach or pitch pole). More photos here

Videos

Check out some videos of the canoe in action here: http://www.youtube.com/user/litterfilms

Blackhall Skiff

Here ares some action shots of our Long Island Sound sailing aboard the blackhall skiff - name TBD. After some changes to the main sheet geometry and adding a boom to the sail, we've got her moving right along.

Boom Jaws

I'm not thrilled with this set-up. Ill probably epoxy it together and glass it for extra strength.

New Boom for the Blackhall

double layer near mainsheet connection

nice wet out

boom jaw man!

I also began the third generation mast for the trusty blackhall skill in Fairfield CT. I gave into the temptation to hide some carbon fiber in the sitka spruce. it should look traditional but will be super stiff. No more boom snapping on long island sound! Per JP Bradley standards the cf is feathered in to disperse the load around the mainsheet connection 2/3 the way along the spar. notice that the boom jaws have a surprise inside as well.

Some Past Projects

Welcome to my new chronicle of workshop antics and ocean adventures. Here are some photos of past fun. stay tuned. Full photo set here

Alia Surboard

190S ceder hollow core longboard for Kyle Kaufman.  70lbs!

Kahuna Bernie Blesses the canoe

yum

the new ama debuts

TLG at 40