Boats And Boating

His boat is small, his adventures big
DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO LONGTIME MARINER David Buckman recently published a book “Bucking the Tide” about his sailing adventures with his wife, Leigh, and sailing partner Scott ‘Cleve’ Smith up and down the New England coast and the Bay of Fundy.
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Paddle to the Sea (The Criterion Collection) $9.01 Paddle to the Sea, the short film named after the carved wooden toy boat it tracks through various waterways from Canada to the Atlantic Ocean, is Canadian director William Mason’s sweet homage to the 1940s children’s book. Like The Red Balloon, Paddle To The Sea folklorically portrays a toy’s journey, with a bit of added personification since the whittled boat contains a stoic Native American man…

Paradise Found Classic Wooden Boats Tropical Hawaiian Aloha Shirt A tropically inspired line of Aloha wear featuring designs of the Hawaiian island lifestyle. Choose from a variety of casual tropical shirts and dresses for men and ladies. Larger sizing to 4X is available….

Melissa & Doug Deluxe 10-Piece Magnetic Fishing Game $6.24 Can you “catch” all these colorful sea creatures, then put them back where they belong’ Redesigned artwork brings new life to these much-loved, creative magnetic games. Includes beautiful board with 10 magnetic pieces and magnetic wand. Measures 11.8″ x 9.1″ x .6″….

Melissa & Doug On the Go (Vehicles) Jigsaw (12 pc) $4.54 Avoid gridlock with this 12-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle. On land, sea or air, bright illustrations of favorite vehicles travel across this puzzle. Comes packaged in a sturdy, wooden tray for puzzle building and easy storage. This is the ideal introduction to jigsaw solving – once the corner and edge pieces are in place, the puzzle is almost finished!…

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pirate Ship Play Set $40.82 With two crow’s nests, this pirate ship is equipped to spot treasure in any direction! This beautifully detailed, wooden ship features a spinning steering wheel, a captain’s cabin, a cargo hold, and a three-man pirate crew ready to do your young captain’s bidding! No tools are required for assembly…simply set the masts, rig the sails and prepare for swashbuckling adventures!…

Raising The Ruby Tuesday: A Memoir. $9.99 Raising the Ruby Tuesday is a true story of the author, Marlena Evangeline, building a boat in a male dominated fishing port, with fragments of both diary excerpts and narrative woven into the text….

Paddle-to-the-Sea (Sandpiper Books) $6.25 Summary:A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle’s journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.About the Author:•Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923….

2012 Calendar of Wooden Boats Wall calendar $15.95 The 2012 Calendar of Wooden Boats features 12 new images by Benjamin Mendlowitz, one of America’s premier marine photographers. Beautiful, classic boats in an elegant 12″ by 24″ wall calendar format. Informative captions by Maynard Bray….

The Book of Wooden Boats (Hardcover) $34.2 Marine photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz has built a reputation for honoring the essence and integrity of classic wooden boats through the ongoing Calendar of Wooden Boats. This full-color book presents the most exciting boats shot over the pas…

How to Build a Wooden Boat $24.33 Everything you need to know to construct a carvel planked cruising boat with no more than a set of plans, a pile of lumber, and determination. Written and illustrated by experienced boatbuilders, this book covers the entire process, from lofting t…

Wooden Boat, 6 issues for 1 year(s) $32 Wooden Boat Magazine has been published since 1974, and is written for wooden boat owners, builders, and designers. This publication provides readers with a dynamic editorial environment that combines emerging technologies with traditional methods of

Fifty Wooden Boats $10.45 The first in the series, this catalog contains study plans for 50 designs — which range from a 7’7 pram to a 41’3 schooner. In addition there are drawings that identify the parts of a wooden boat, a bibliography, a guide for the selection of vari…

The Guide to Wooden Boats (Paperback) $15.44 First published in 1996, this classic pictorial tour of wooden boats showcases a rich collection of images by Benjamin Mendlowitz, the preeminent photographer of wooden boats. The result is a stunning guide to sailboats and their rigs with text by the …