Tag: Light Trow

A beautiful and touching short video made by friends of Ben Crawshaw

Ben launching Onawind Blue video

 

This is a lovely piece of film, but don’t let that distract you from noticing how Ben Crawshaw has the art of launching down pat – or the way he uses a topping lift to enable him to row efficiently. This fella has something to teach us.

And, as usual, he has his boat looking great, and the low sun looks even better on the sparkling water of Spain’s Mediterranean coast in January this year.

I found the Vimeo link on Ben’s website a bit difficult – if you have trouble making it work well, look out for a button that takes you to a YouTube presentation of the same snatch of film.

Ben Crawshaw’s weblogging again at The Invisible Workshop

Onawind Blue in children's book illustrated by Elena Val

We’re smiling from ear to ear after learning that Ben Crawshaw’s back to sailing and weblogging after a longish period of silence.

His latest post brings the delightful news that his little boat has featured in a children’s book illustrated by artist Elena Val. The book Benedict by author Teresa Duran examines the issue of perfection, and is available from Canadian publisher’s Groundwood.

For more about Ben’s adventures and his boat Onawind Blue built to my Light Trow design, click here.

Light Trow Mk 2 plans now available!

Light Trow, plans, plywood boat, Gavin Atkin, boat plan

I’ve been waiting for Water Craft magazine to publish its Grand Designs series story on the Light Trow before releasing the Mk 2 plans – they’ve also been publishing a two part article by small boat adventurer Ben Crawshaw about his adventures in the Mark 1 boat.

But now the big day is almost upon us, it’s at last time to let them loose on the public. Download them now – click here for the zip file of drawings etc. There are plans for making a model here.

For more on the Light Trow including Ben’s exploits and the origins of the design, click here, scroll down and go back through the  posts.