1916 gaff yawl SEMINOLE (Lawley & Sons) proves that she can take whatever comes her way. Photo by YVES TUSET, July 2007, Toba Inlet, British Columbia
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Fist Pump Sailing (The Real World) on The Yacht Week (by pantlessknights)
Well that was ridiculous. Previously.
Wow. Almost looks too good to be true, but this is for real. Interesting concept!
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They used to squash bananas on the launching rails here. It was easier this way to get the finished boats into the water. The rails, made of wood, ran from the shop floors down the bank and into the creek. The banana-squishing was a cheap and ingenious Depression way of greasing skids.
Volvo Ocean Race Official Channel on the New Livestream. Live. Redefined.
Start of the first leg!
Best Made Inspiration: Signal-Flag Jackets
“The colorful jackets are manufactured by Mighty Mac of Glouster, Mass., which got its start over 50 years ago by making slickers for the local fishermen. In the midst of the current pleasure-boating boom which now involves 40 million Americans, the company has begun making sailing gear for amateurs that can take rugged wear and weather and still look attractive. The jackets, which are made in water repellent cotton, cost $17 for men’s sizes, $15 for women, and $13 for children, which, for the water-wings crewman, comes as small as a size two.” (from Life Magazine, 04.28.61)
Special thanks to our intern Jess Yan for finding this gem!
Wow.
