Posts by John Riise
Ken-Ichi Horie – The Wind-Up and the Pitch
Japanese sailing icon Ken-Ichi Horie is back in the news — or will be soon — with yet another weird new boat he intends to sail across the Pacific. Longtime readers will recall Horie as the first Japanese sailor to sail solo from his homeland to San Francisco in 1962 aboard a 19-ft plywood sloop named Mermaid. More »
Folding Boat – and We Do Mean Folding
Boelter’s boat ‘underway’ on the Elbe. The origami creation is part of an ongoing exhibit by the artist.
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German artist Frank Boelter was fooling around with a milk carton at breakfast one morning when all of a sudden (so the report goes) it occurred to him that you could build a boat out of this stuff. More »
Shooting Fish – And Photos
Cruisers are always looking for ways to save money and be self sufficient. In the October issue of Latitude, an article on the art of spearfishing sheds light on both these issues — even if you’re no good with a rod and reel, you may find that you’re a sure-shot underwater. More »
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