Acorn to arabella youtube11/16/2023 I look forward to being with my human pretty much 24/7 and can’t wait to mark up the beautiful wood decks with my nails. I am excited for Arabella! Catching flying fish as they jump over the boat at night sounds fun as does barking at dolphins. ![]() That machine is terrifying! IT YELLS AS IT EATS! I am pretty fearless, except for when the vacuum cleaner attacks. I have fought coyotes and gone into caves to battle raccoons. My favorite activity is chasing furry woodland creatures! I danced with my first moose when I was 10 months old and boogied with my first bear when I was two. I am happiest when I am with my human, in the mountains, on a river, or flopped down by the wood stove. The man I was supposed to live with in Norway did not want a disfigured dog Steve did not care so I went to live with him. When I was a puppy I was terribly behaved and my mom nipped off the last 1/3 of my tail, which is how I ended up in the USA living with Steve. I am a West Siberian Laika who originally hails from just outside of Oslo, Norway. Helen Keller said, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” It had been far too long since he’d had a daring adventure he’s glad to be doing the next big thing by sailing and living aboard the boat he built. He says that when he’s sedentary, the hotter the fire burns for travel and adventure. He has led 28-day wilderness courses, guided rock climbing and mountaineering in Yosemite, patrolled the Appalachian Trail, traveled miles through underground caves, paddled Class IV white water in an open canoe, and kayaked in big seas. He gained deep experience traversing the wilder parts of our world on his own two feet, or by canoe, kayak, skis, and snowshoes. Steve attended Unity College in Maine, where he learned that he thrives on adventure. He feels very fortunate to have learned an immense amount from his family, and his love and respect for the natural world was a direct consequence of that upbringing, as is his love of woodworking and drive for self reliance. She can sleep five but is small enough and efficiently rigged to single hand double-enders have a great reputation offshore, the ketch rig gives options for sail combinations, tiller steering keeps it simple, and altogether the design is a very solid offshore cruiser. As soon as I read about her, I knew she was the boat I was going to build.Raised on a small farm in Western Massachusetts, he was surrounded by three older generations. That was exactly what I was looking for! The really remote corners of the world call the loudest to me, and Ingrid not only seems like a boat that could take Alix, me, and our friends there and back, but it’d be a boat that would enjoy doing so. King planks and covering boards are so essential to the longevity of wooden boat decking, it warrants the caution and care that we've taken to get here. She can be depended upon to sail herself. We’re building a boat, and the video documentation of it is what we make for the public here at Acorn to Arabella. She is the kind of boat that behaves in rough water. ![]() She has all the characteristics usually associated with seagoing ability. Neither of them were quite right though, then I read about Ingrid. The Eric and Vixen both had great appeal, and Eric was the boat that won the first Golden Globe Race! Clearly, the seaworthiness of the design was well proven. Large enough to house a few friends but small enough to single hand was also a big consideration. ![]() With the plan to voyage and live aboard, a boat that would be sea kindly and able to capably haul gear and provisions would be very important as well. Having never built a boat before, choosing something straight forward with modest shape and decently sized scantlings would make the build easier to achieve. After a lot of reading and research, I ended up on the Atkin website and really loved their tagline: "Individualized Designs for Unregimented Yachtsmen." That sure described me! After a bit more digging and reading I came to learn that Atkin’s hometown was relatively local (in Connecticut) and that his designs have a very good reputation as solid, safe vessels that are detailed with the home builder in mind-a crucial detail. Coming next week A new shirt campaign, two weeks only, celebrating our collaboration with Bob Emser and The Art of Boatbuilding.
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