The View from the Helm

MY VISIT TO THE AUSTRALIA WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL

The PAINE 15 at French and Webb.

French and Webb are making great progress on their PAINE 15. The hull is faired ready for painting, the ballast keel is on, and the fore and afterdecks are just about to go on.

“DIFFERENT STROKES FROM IDENTICAL BLOKES”

My twin brother Art and I were always obsessed with yachts, and beauty, and art as the expression of both, from our earliest years growing up in Jamestown, RI before our beloved island became a commodity traded by the winners on Wall Street. We staved off starvation by digging clams, which were after all free, as directed by our mother who had to provide for us. But we loved to draw, and we could draw yachts especially, and together we created our version of beauty, whether in the form of floating objects or pigmented goo smeared on canvas, and we made our way, perhaps almost famously. We’d like to show you how beauty is created, if you are a CCA member or even if not if you have $15 in your pocket to spare.  11:30 AM at Cottrell Brewing Co, Pawcatuck, CT. on March 24.  Please do come . We promise you will enjoy it.

Hi Folks-

I will be speaking and showing some examples of my latest designs at:

OCTOBER 20 & 21  LYMAN MORSE BOATBUILDING DESIGNERS’ SEMINAR  Thomaston, Maine

OCTOBER 28  THE CORINTHIANS ANNUAL MEETING  Marion, Massachussetts

Copies of my latest book will be available.

We are all celebrating what would have been Andrew Wyeth’s hundredth birthday here on the coast of Maine. The boat depicted here was designed by Mark Fitzgerald at Paine Yacht Design as an 80th birthday present from his wife Betsy. He used Home Free to commute from the mainland to his studio out on Benner Island until his death at aged 90.

Tom Thumb punching her way into a lot of wind.

PETUNIA is afloat for her 78th year. Here we are stepping the mast. Come for a sail!