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Bob did the author give you the Coles Notes on what the book is about ? I think if it was a futuristic novel you could go ape shit and design a fantasy rig with gas charged spars. Inflatable malleable sails, and robotic everything. If it is a historic piece then maybe a square yard off the main mast. Murder mystery would have a rig that to a sailor spelled trouble just hoisting sail. Let the inner Sherlock Holmes come out on that rig.bob perry wrote:I was recently hired by an author to provide an illustration for his new novel. He gave me some brief specs for the boat that will apear as an illustration in the book. That's all I should tell you. That's all I know.
I thought it would be a pice of cake to draw a sail plan for a design that didn't exist. It was difficult. As I told Tim, "It's like being asked to play lead guitar on a song you have never heard that has no chord changes."
But after fussing around for a few days I began to get into it. I'm open to suggestions if you have any that would help bring the sail plan to life.
viktor wrote:BeauV wrote:A DOG's PURPOSE by Cameron - touching story of being a dog and taking care of your people, from the Doug's point of view.
ONE BULLET AWAY by Fick - great and realistic read about being a Marine Corp Officer
A little to the party again,but if you enjoyed "Dogs Purpose" I hope you have read "THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN" by Garth Stein,a wonderful book for those who love dogs.
Bob this one has got your name all over it. Note if you do go to get it be sure to get that title and not" RACING IN THE RAIN MY LIFE AS A DOG" same book but the latter has been dumbed down for younger readers.
I will see if Amazon has a used copy. I now have ordered 2 books and one movie plus 4 books in the wish list at Amazon because of the Book Bin. Thanks for the leads sailors. EddieTigger wrote:Here is one that is a little off the beaten track--biography of a fascinating Canadian, who I was lucky to meet. One of those books you can't put down. Although I have not met Cap10Ed, I bet he would love this one!
"Red Serge and Polar Bear Pants", the biography of Harry Stallworthy by William Barr.
This is the biography of an exceptional Canadian who as a member of the RCMP, played a crucial role in asserting Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Having emigrated to Canada from England in 1913 Harry Stallworthy joined the Force in 1914 and until 1921 served at various detachments in the Yukon, except for the period 1918-19 when he participated in the RNWMP's Cavalry Detachment as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the final bloody months of World War I in Flanders. After serving for two years at Chesterfield Inlet (west shore of Hudson Bay) he was posted to Edmonton, and while there contracted influenza which developed into pneumonia and very nearly killed him. After two years in Jasper (where he met his future wife, Hilda Austin, the school principal), for two years he served at the new RCMP post at Stony Rapids in Northern Saskatchewan.
In 1930 he went north for a two-year posting at Bache Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, one of the three posts established to assert Canadian sovereignty in the uninhabited High Arctic. While there, in 1932 he mounted one of the longest and most dangerous sledge patrols in the history of the Force, in search of the missing German geologist, Hans Krueger. In 1933 the resupply ship was unable to reach Bache Peninsula due to ice conditions, and hence the two-year posting stretched to three years. On Stallworthy's return south in the fall of 1933, he and Hilda got married – after an almost complete separation of five years! In the light of his experience on Ellesmere Island Harry was next seconded to the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, organized by Eddie Shackleton, son of Sir Ernest Shackleton, for 1934-35. During this operation Harry sledged to Lake Hazen, Ellesmere Island, the farthest north point ever reached by an RCMP officer on sledge patrol.
Thereafter Harry served at various posts in southern Canada, with the exception of a few years at Fort Smith during World War II. He retired in 1946, after which he and Hilda built and ran a small tourist resort, Timberlane, near Campbell River on Vancouver Island. In 1954 Harry came out of retirement briefly, to assume the position of head of security on the eastern half of the DEW Line. He was presented with the Order of Canada by Queen Elizabeth in 1973 and died at his home in Comox, B.C. on Christmas Day, 1976.
bob perry wrote:RIVER OF DOUBT the story of Teddy Roosevelt and his son travelling down a remote tributary of the Amazon is a fabulous read. Rivetting.
kdh wrote:Ann got a book called "Berserk" out of the library for me about a guy that decides to sail to Antarctica with a young Norwegian on a small fiberglass boat without a working engine. I enjoyed it.
Cherie320 wrote:Every once in a while a nice find comes up in the local library book sale. Not so much readying, but it does have significant eye candy for boat lovers. Pat
Cherie320 wrote:BV - Thought you might know some history on all that fine furniture. Thanks for adding a bit of perspective. Pat
Orestes Munn wrote:Just finished listening to Until the Sea Shall Free Them by Robert Frump, about the sinking of the Marine Electric in 1983 and its aftermath. Not great literature by any stretch, but quite an exposé of the postwar merchant marine industry. Being a Leonard Cohen admirer (not a listener), I was intrigued by the title. 3/5 stars.
Rob McAlpine wrote:Orestes Munn wrote:Just finished listening to Until the Sea Shall Free Them by Robert Frump, about the sinking of the Marine Electric in 1983 and its aftermath. Not great literature by any stretch, but quite an exposé of the postwar merchant marine industry. Being a Leonard Cohen admirer (not a listener), I was intrigued by the title. 3/5 stars.
Obscure reference alert! Line from Suzanne, right? Do I get fed tea and oranges?
viktor wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Saga-International-One-Design-Alessandro-Vitelli/dp/096117126X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362325679&sr=8-1&keywords=the+saga+of+the+international+one+
I came across this book "The Saga of the International One-Design:A Celebration of 75 Years" in a magazine I got. I don't have the book, just thought BeauV might be interested if he hasn't already got it. There is a good review in the new Woodenboat magazine.
Russell
viktor wrote:Beau,I kinda thought you already had one. ?for you. While working down in the bay area in the late 80s I remember installing what we called "jock straps" on ether ICs or Knarrs or both. (memory,it's an age thing) IIRCThese straps were basically ss wire that tied into the upper shroud chain plates and ran down to the mast step with a turn buckle.Is this still being done? Also wondering if that concept worked at all. We moved north soon after and never heard how it worked out. Thanks
Russell
viktor wrote:Beau,I kinda thought you already had one. ?for you. While working down in the bay area in the late 80s I remember installing what we called "jock straps" on ether ICs or Knarrs or both. (memory,it's an age thing) IIRCThese straps were basically ss wire that tied into the upper shroud chain plates and ran down to the mast step with a turn buckle.Is this still being done? Also wondering if that concept worked at all. We moved north soon after and never heard how it worked out. Thanks
Russell
Tim OConnell wrote:viktor wrote:Beau,I kinda thought you already had one. ?for you. While working down in the bay area in the late 80s I remember installing what we called "jock straps" on ether ICs or Knarrs or both. (memory,it's an age thing) IIRCThese straps were basically ss wire that tied into the upper shroud chain plates and ran down to the mast step with a turn buckle.Is this still being done? Also wondering if that concept worked at all. We moved north soon after and never heard how it worked out. Thanks
Russell
I did that on my MORC boat in the early 80's to transfer some loads off the bulkhead where the chain plates were bolted. The MORC Capri 30 came from the factory that way too.