Today’s podcast is a recording I did with John Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft during the 2015 Port Townsend

Wooden Boat Festival. We talked about new and fun projects/kits at CLC (paddle boards, ultralight dinghy, SW

Dory, etc.), changes in the industry and just fun good ole wooden boat stuff!

I’m taking a break from my Podcast Vacation today to publish another episode of HOWB :D.

Today’s podcast is a recording I did with Jake Beattie during the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We

talked about highlights of the festival, news at the NWMC, and more importantly the inaugural R2AK and the

announced second R2Ak scheduled for June 23, 2016!

Click on the green player button above to listen to the podcast with Jake.

I’m taking a break from my Podcast Vacation today to publish another episode of HOWB :D.

Today’s podcast is a recording I did about an hour after the 2015 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival had

ended. I talk about the highlights of the festival and some of the fun stuff I did! I was there for the entire Festival

and had an absolute blast as usual.

I recorded about 8 interviews during the festival which I will be playing over the next few months!

Here are a few highlights of the festival for me:

Doing 8 interviews with some amazing folks – John Harris, John Lockwood, Jake Beattie (R2AK), Robert

D’Arcy, Marty Loken, Dale Simonson, Pete Leenhouts, Josh Colvin

Attending a presentation on mast building by Bruce Tipton – the birds mouth mast may be cool but

probably overrated. There are other ways to build a mast just as strong and light without all the work and

waste

Meeting John Carinha in person

Sleeping in the canopy of my truck for the first time (with CPAP machine on :D)

Getting ideas for my SCAMP

Giving my SCAMP class/presentation

Meeting Rob O’Toole

Encouragement from listeners!

Today’s podcast is an interview I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for the

inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock.

This interview is with Thomas Nielsen of Team Sea Runner. Team Sea Runner’s boat of choice – a James

Wharram Hitia 17ʹ. This a catamaran made out of door skins, peanut based epoxy and has a claw sail.

inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock.

First up: Denny Brausen, Team Noddy Noggins. Denny and B-I-L Simeon Baldwin are doing Leg 1 to Victoria

BC in and 11ʹ 11ʺ SCAMP sailboat.

Second: Dan and Heather, Team Coastal Express – Sailing a 1971 16ʹ Mirror Dinghy with 2 rowing stations.

Third: Stephen Marcoe, Team Golden Oldies. Sailing a 1985 Lock Crowther 38ʹ x 24ʹ catamaran with 2 rowing

stations.

Today’s podcast is 3 interviews I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for the

inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th.

First up: Marty Loken – builder, restorer, cruiser extraordinaire – commentary on the first ever R2AK.

Second: Quill Goldman of BarefootWoodenBoats.com – Entered in the race as “Team Barefoot Wooden Boat”.

Sailing a freshly built 19ʹ transomless sloop.

Third: Denee Chaney – Entered in the race as “Team Un-cruise. Sailing an F25c trimiran (carbon over balsa – so

yeah, there’s some wood there :D).

Today’s podcast is an interview Pete Bergstrom of Monticello, IL. Pete has started G2G Wood and Boatworks in

Monticello.

The G2G mission is to pass life experiences and values from “Generation to generation” (G2g) with adults

leading the way in understanding the value of mentoring younger generations. Building wooden boats and

learning woodworking skills will be the platform for mentoring youth ages 13 to 21.

Bergstrom is an avid woodworker and boatbuilder, and is excited about his new venture!

Today’s podcast is an interview with Bruce Blatchley of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port

Hadlock, WA.

Bruce is the lead instructor for the contemporary boatbuilding building program which includes stitch and glue,

cold molded, glued plywood lapstrake among other methods. Bruce and I discuss several the current school

projects (boats in progress) and what contemporary building is all about.

Today’s podcast is an interview with Brent Butikofer of Rigby, ID. After owning several sailboats, Brent decided

to build his own. He wanted an easily handled boat, that wasn’t too big or cumbersome to get in and out of the

water, yet was seaworthy and fun. After doing his research, Brent landed on the SCAMP micro-cruising phenom

:D.

Brent has a blog on his build – Building Shackleton – which is phenomenal. There are lots of great pictures and

details. Brent is also and avid bicyclist – check out his cycling blog at Riding Idaho.

Today’s podcast is a Race to Alaska (R2AK) interview with Jake Beattie (Race Brainchild) of the NWMC in

Port Towsend, WA.

HOWB 141 is the first interview with Jake about the R2AK’s inaugural event scheduled for June 4, 2015. In

today’s episode we get an update on the amazing boats and people that have officially entered (registration

closed now) the Race. The race has every vessel imaginable from a SUP (stand up paddleboard) to a Kite Surfer

to a foils boat, and crews which hold Olympic gold medals, and world records in endurance events.

There are approximately 60 entries, and of those about 38 are taking the first leg only option (Port Townsend to

Victoria, BC). That leaves 22 vessels/crews to gut out 750 miles of cold water to Alaska.