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Oars Continued
The blades were constructed of 3/8″ marine plywood and then edge-banded with white ash to protect and seal the edges. To add strength,...
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Mar 9, 20141 min read
Winter Oars
Sandy and Bob gluing up the first oar We are in the depths of our Canadian winter, a good time to hunker down in our workshops and wait...
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Jan 17, 20141 min read
A Great Finish to Season One
Rigging the coxed touring quads The Quinte Rowing Club and Ontario Adventure Rowing invited us to join them in the “Icicle Chase”, an...
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Oct 20, 20132 min read
What did it cost to build Sea Shadow?
How she looked at the beginning of April THE KIT The St Ayles Skiff Kit including shipping, handling and HST sales tax $3,550 LUMBER...
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Aug 28, 20132 min read
August Agenda
On Picton Bay This month is all about promoting the boat with the hope of having a sister ship built this coming winter. Getting people...
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Aug 4, 20131 min read
Strength Training
We took to the tree tops yesterday for a different kind of strength training at the Ganaraska Treetop Trekking park (...
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Jul 25, 20131 min read
Prince Edward Bay Row
A perfect day for a row We launched Sea Shadow on the Black River and rowed a short distance to the open water of Prince Edward...
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Jul 21, 20131 min read
Waupoos Island Row
Calm water Now that Sea Shadow is back home, we are planning to set up a weekly rowing schedule as well as some longer rows. This morning...
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Jul 14, 20131 min read
The 22nd Annual WoodenBoat Show
A catboat, the quintessential boat of Mystic Seaport Sea Shadow, six of her building crew and their spouses attended The Annual...
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Jul 2, 20131 min read
Mystic Here We Come
On the trailer and ready to roll Sea Shadow—all set to leave for Mystic first thing tomorrow morning.
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Jun 27, 20131 min read
Prinyers Cove
Prinyers Cove For the past couple of weeks Sea Shadow has been docked in Prinyers Cove, an idyllic spot to row. Not having to trailer the...
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Jun 24, 20131 min read
More Rainy Day Rows
Returning to the dock It’s been a damp June so far, especially on the days we planned to row. After an outing this morning, we went for...
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Jun 16, 20131 min read
Rainy Day Rows
We got out on the water yesterday and today. It rained on and off but we managed to get in a few hours each day, practicing our stroke...
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Jun 11, 20131 min read
Footstretchers
For the first couple of rows we only had one footstretcher installed, a prototype to check the angle and the lateral positioning. We...
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Jun 9, 20131 min read
The Launch of “Sea Shadow”
The Men in Red with “Sea Shadow” With a forecast calling for thunderstorms, family and friends gathered on the shores of Picton Bay to...
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Jun 2, 20131 min read
Training Day
Today was our unofficial launching and training day. The weather couldn’t have been better. After some on-land coaching we carried the...
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May 31, 20131 min read
Bath Marine Heritage Festival
On the Glenora ferry We trailered the boat to the Port of Bath weekend festival where we had the opportunity to do a little “show and...
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May 26, 20131 min read
Week Nineteen – Tuesday
All done! It’s been an incredible five months. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the building experience and the camaraderie of this project....
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May 21, 20131 min read
Week Nineteen – Monday
From the beginning of our project we had planned on building the oars. Unfortunately this proved more difficult than we had expected....
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May 20, 20133 min read
Week Eighteen – Wednesday
Second coat of primer White inside and out, but not for long. We’ll be painting the interior a light beige semigloss which should look...
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May 15, 20131 min read