Category: Techniques

A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe

A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe

I’ve been looking at the Dixon-Price Publishing catalogue after receiving a nice email from the brains behind the outfit, Kendall Hanson. I think there are two books that probably deserve particular attention – and which I would certainly like to read myself.

The first is A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe, the first groundbreaking book by the father of modern kayaking and canoe camping, John MacGregor.

MacGregor sails and paddles alone in a double-ended canoe on the lakes and rivers of Continue reading “A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe”

Joe Dobler’s car-topping technique

Joe Dobler’s car-topping technique

Joe Dobler was a gifted engineer and pioneer plywood and epoxy boat designer. So it isn’t surprising that he should have come up with a neat way of putting a small boat on top of a car that might be seriously useful for those of you who sail lightweight canoes and other small boats.

Intheboatshed.net gets a plug from Woodenboat

Woodenboat

I’m delighted and grateful that they’ve published our web address – it’s very kind of the highly respected and beautifully produced Woodenboat to help bring this little weblog to wider public notice.

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