This mid August thru the first part of September I sailed and cruised the San Juan Islands for three weeks with our Dudley Dix designed Cape Henry 21. The first week and a half I sailed with 4 buddies alongside their Catalina 25. The last week and a half was just Jody and me. The…
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Astoria Maritime Museum Boat Show
This last Saturday the Lower Columbia River Raptors, a chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association was asked by the Astoria Maritime Museum to put on a small boat show in front of the Barbey Maritime Center. There were just a few of us representing our chapter. All of the vessels shown were built of…
2018 Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show
Aug 4-5. This last weekend was the Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. I’m sorry I didn’t take photos of all the boats. There were many in the water and several on trailers taking up the majority of the Elochoman Marina parking lot. Anyway I had three boat in the show “Slough Coot”, “Coot Chick” (Slough Coot’s…
Cathlamet, WA Wooden Boat Show
Yesterday evening I put “Slough Coot” back on her trailer for this weekend’s Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. I gave “Slough Coot” a fresh coat of bottom paint. Tomorrow, I’ll scuff sand the hull and add a coat of Pettit Jade Green. This year a group of us from the Lower Columbia River Chapter of the…
Summer Solstice 2018
This last weekend two chapters of the Traditional Small Craft Association got together for a mess-about at the Elochoman Marina, Cathlamet, WA. Here are a few photos of the fun Jody, our granddaughter Lillian, Josey our pup, and I had. What a wonderful time!! The photos of “Slough Coot” our Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21…
San Juan Islands Summer 2017 Aboard “Slough Coot” a Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21
Sailing the San Juan Islands aboard “Slough Coot”, a Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21 Gaff Cutter. Ended the trip by showing “Slough Coot” at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. San Juan Islands Aboard "Slough Coot" – Summer 2017 from Longbottom Coffee on Vimeo.
Sailing on Memorial Day Weekend
Thursday, Jody, Josey and I launched “Slough Coot” (Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21) at the Elochoman Marina boat ramp around 7pm. Welcome Slough is approximately 6 nautical miles up river where she will be moored for the summer. We had a nice 10 knot up river breeze that pushed us at 3 knot against the…
Spring is Finally Here!
The Osprey couple are back to our nesting platform about 2 weeks early. The Spring Chinook are making their journey up the Columbia River. This is one of three I caught this last week.
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Upgrades
This last week I added a few things to “Slough Coot”, our Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21. On our return from sailing the San Juan Islands, I made a list of to do’s. I completed all but the last, which is a solar charging system! Once she was put away for the winter I…
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
A long time friend spent the last day of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival with Jody and I. She sent these photos a couple of days ago. We showed our Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21 gaff cutter!