Summer 2010: Working on two books and two events! My 9th (the 34th annual) Wooden Boat Festival and my first new event for Northwest Maritime Center. Find out more at the Festival, September 10-12.
Winter/Spring 2010: Moved Pax to Boat Haven slip C#169. Writing progress and work in Oklahoma and Washington.
Fall 2009: Bought Windspiration Point house at Roman Nose State Park, Oklahoma.
Summer 2009: Spidsgatter research trip to Denmark and Sweden; Pax in Wooden Boat Festival.
2008 Highlights: Pax launched. New cockpit, sails and interior. Kaci does writing research in Australia and Tahiti.
2007 Highlights: Kaci becomes owner/Captain of Pax, a 28' Danish Spidsgatter built in 1936. Kim Kavin, president of Boating Writers International interviewed Kaci in Port Townsend for May/June article in International Yachtsman.
The bow roller was created from a Wilmo pattern saved by Pete Langley and poured at his foundry in Port Townsend. Pete and wife, Kathy, are talented and committed family in the maritime community. See their work at PT Foundry. Diana Talley added purple heart protection pads for the bow stem and deck. Nancy Erley took a moment from her Tethys teaching this summer to complete a shovel splice for my new 60' of 3/8" chain to 250' of 3-strand rope.
