How a mast gets a tall tale. This week I received copy of the now out-of-print book “Knee-Deep in Shavings”, by Norman C. Blanchard and Stephen Wilen. The Blanchard family had a long boatbuilding and maritime history in Puget Sound. Blanchard was friends with Ben and Jack Seaborn, and familiar with Circe’s early days up […]
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In July 2002 Circe needed a new mast. Michael Gifford built the replacement. The construction of a ~70 feet (~21 meters) tapered wooden box is no small effort. There is more to the story and telling it will ideally be shared here. Here are a few pictures of the work in progress.
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My interaction and fondness for sailing on Circe has a coincidental charm. As a young boy in 1977 through about 1982, my dad and I sailed frequently on Nautilus II, Circe’s younger sister also designed by Ben Seaborn. In those years I spent two full summers sailing around Vancouver Island, and numerous adventures through Puget
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The journey of compiling an accurate and faithful history on a specific ship’s now 90-year history is daunting. Circe herself has logs and binders of articles and photographs. With the digital age, some records previously unknown are now available. Reconciling the history into something coherent, useful, entertaining, and educational will take time. The objective is
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The virtual home for Circe, the first Ben Seaborn designed sailboat, built in 1932 in Seattle, Washington.