HOWB 166 – Interview | John Carinha – Wooden Boat Builder and Rower for Autism :D
Today’s podcast is with John Carinha of Burnaby, BC, Canada. John grew up boating at Point Roberts as a youthon his family’s 12ʺ aluminum Sears rowboat – this was his “yacht” at the time and he grew to love the water.John is also an adventurer (including mountain climber). Three years ago he was at a film festival where he heardColin Angus speak about his on the water adventures. John got hooked and decided to start an adventure of hisown.He purchased an Expedition Row Boat kit from Colin Angus and started Row4Autism. In John’s own words:“Row4Autism involves coupling adventure with an awareness campaign to support recreational communityinitiatives to benefit individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The expedition will entail rowing solo andunsupported around Vancouver Island in its entirety, a distance of 1,100km.”John completed the first leg of his journey in 2014, and plans to row the second leg this year and the final leg in2016. Go to Row4Autism for more details.
8 Sep 42min
HOWB 165 – Interview | Craig Barsky – Wooden SUP and Surf Board Builder and Guru
Today’s podcast is with Craig Barsky of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Craig is the founder and owner of BarskyBoards.Craig designs, builds and sells Stand Up Paddle boards (SUP’s) and surf boards. His boards are works of art andconstructed using the strip built method.
1 Sep 37min
HOWB 164 – Interview | Brian Chandler, Founder of Dreamcatcher Boats
Today’s podcast is with Brian Chandler of Vancouver, BC. Brian is the founder and owner of DreamcatcherBoats (listen to the podcast to find out more about this catchy name) and is dedicated to developing methods tobuild simple and highly functional small boats.Chandler’s three main designs are: 1.) 14 1/2ʹ Rushton rowboat; 2.) Big Lassie 2 person canoe, and; 3.) FreeLassie.
25 Aug 49min
HOWB 163 – Interview | Mike Bretner, Comm’s Director Vancouver BC Wooden Boat Society
Today’s podcast is with Mike Bretner of Vancouver, BC. Mike is a self confessed wooden boat addict and alsothe communications director for the Vancouver BC Wooden Boat Society.Bretner owns and uses several really cool boats: 1.) A 1952 Turner lifeboat with the original 1 cylinder gasengine; 2.) a 1967 Mirror Dinghy he has owned since 1981, and; 3.) a 14ʹ strip built boat he recently built basedon Phil Bolger’s Defender design.Of note too – Mike’s dad owned an Amphicar and surprised Mike as a young child by driving off the road andinto the water
18 Aug 51min
Dave Sharp & the wooden tug "Dominion" - Sharp Marine
Find out what is happening in BC Canada at Sharp Marine Restoration
11 Aug 37min
HOWB 161 – Interview | Dave Clark on Giving a New Life to the 1944 Miki Class Tug “Dominion”
Today’s podcast is with Captain Dave Clark of Bremerton, WA. Clark traded a piece of property for the 117ʹhistoric tugboat – Dominion – 2 years ago, and has magnificent plans for her!Dave fell in love with boats at a young age and moved to the Seattle, WA area in 1989 to pursue his boatingpassion. He had a brief encounter with a Tugboat named Dominion a decade ago, and then years later in 2013 hesaw her for sale on Craigslist. He called the owner Jeff, and traded a piece of property for the tug over the phonethat day.Dave is establishing a Non-Profit entity for the tug – Dominion Historical Workboat Association – and she iscarefully being restored in preparation for her new life as an historic wooden vessel used as a maritime museumfor training, education, philanthropy, and much much more.
4 Aug 46min
HOWB 160 – Interview | Michael Durland Proprietor at Deer Harbor Boatworks on Orcas Island, San Juan Islands, WA
Today’s podcast is with Michael Durland, proprietor of Deer Harbor Boatworks and long time resident of OrcasIsland in the San Juan Islands of WA state. If you’ve never been to the San Juans, it’s high time you visit – this isone incredible place!Michael moved to the Island in the 70’s to work on a boat with a friend, and never left. He runs the Boatworksand works on a lot of cool wooden vessels of all sizes and designs.Michael also helped launch the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans in 2001. The Society holds a rendezvouseach year in between the dates of the Victoria, BC Classic Boat Festival and the Port Townsend Wooden BoatFestival. The rendezvous is a down home, low key event with meals, racing and general messing about on boats.
28 Juli 37min
HOWB 159 – Interview | Rob O’Dea, Wooden Boat Lover & Pres of the Oarlock & Sail Wooden Boat Club, Vancouver, BC
Today’s podcast is an interview with Rob O’Dea, president of the Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club ofVancouver, BC. In the clubs own words: “The Oarlock and Sail W ooden Boat Club is a club for people whoenjoy building, repairing, sailing, talking about, thinking about, and simply messing about in small woodenboats. The club operates out of a floating boat shed at the V ancouver Maritime Museum’s Heritage Harbour at1905 Ogden Avenue, V ancouver. Members can be found each saturday morning restoring the club’s fleet of smallwooden boats or working on a new build.” And visitors are welcome anytime!O’Dea has been messing about in wooden boats most of his life. Eight years ago he bought a 36ʹ sailboat built in1956 in Nova Scotia. This boat had been owned by Charlie and Margo of Charlie’s Charts Cruising Guides, andwas their home as they were writing their Guides. Rob shares some tall tales of adventure aboard this fine vessel.
21 Juli 48min
