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Intheboatshed.net as it approaches its 200,000th hit

200,000 seems like a big number for a weblog devoted a such a niche subject. It’s great that we’re reaching lots of people!

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Onawind Blue on the beach at Cap Salou

Ben Crawshaw took his boat Onawind Blue for its first long cruise a few days ago. It seems to have been quite an adventure, and Ben has written about it with his usual aplomb at his weblog The Invisible Workshop.

Well done Ben - and well done OB!

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Can’t you just smell Ben Crawshaw’s breakfast? It’s all part of getting fit and
preparing for some longer cruises

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Chappelle’s 14ft sharpie skiff has a distinctive clubbed
leg of mutton sailing rig

Talking of sharpies, I’ve just noticed this article at Duckworks. Edited by the excellent Craig O’Donnell, it provides all the drawings and information needed to build a traditional skiff of 14ft.

Chappelle called it a ‘sharpie skiff‘, and thought that the boat should be built heavily for easy maintenance. He also gave it a sizeable leg of mutton rig on its 18ft mast - though you may feel that the club at the end of the boom-sprit is aptly named, it does allow a good sized sail on relatively short spars.

Download article from Duckworksmagazine.com .