tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321730162166103910.post5820132539195300489..comments2024-03-16T23:44:59.786+00:00Comments on The Invisible workshop: Learning to surfBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13168004187604887107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321730162166103910.post-57764909337145315362007-09-15T12:07:00.000+00:002007-09-15T12:07:00.000+00:00Come on up Gaff, we've got nothing planned. I hope...Come on up Gaff, we've got nothing planned. I hope to be sailing right through October. The water's still warmish and the breeze generally good.<BR/><BR/>Joe, thanks for your advice regarding thole pins. I think juniper would be the equivalent local strong wood, so I may try with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321730162166103910.post-48927183250119072392007-09-15T11:52:00.000+00:002007-09-15T11:52:00.000+00:00I bet that's a difficult thing to master, surfing ...I bet that's a difficult thing to master, surfing in on a rowing boat. I did some canoe surfing a few times, in south wales and in devon. It can be really hard to stop the boat from turning, although obviously much harder with a rowing boat and oars.<BR/>I was thinking of a few days visit - but I'm doing some theatre workshops now, then going to south africa for about a week. Capetown though, a Gaff Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997440662286016449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321730162166103910.post-51333885470714593162007-09-14T13:32:00.000+00:002007-09-14T13:32:00.000+00:00Great Job from the Start Ben, Thanks for sharing.T...Great Job from the Start Ben, Thanks for sharing.Thole pins are stronger if Split out of wood instead of sawn out of a plank and turned across the grain as opposed with the grain with split wood.I've used Hickory here in the States.For your next boat check out a site about "Proa's" http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/ Thanks again. <BR/>Regards JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com