The curtiss models f made up a family of early flying boats developed in the united states in the years leading up to world war i. The definitive cruising reference for exploring the maine coast by boat, now in its sixth edition. A cruising guide to the maine coast by hank and jan taftcurtis rindlaub. When we checked the chart book back at the boat, rutherford island indeed had. Curtis rindlaub, in the introduction of the cruisers bible a cruising guide to the. I too have a nc4 medallion and wrote a letter to the glenn curtis museum. Our favorite maine anchorages points east magazine. Chickawaukee ice boat club spring meeting april 14, 2018 damariscotta lake farm inn minutes by curtis rindlaub, secretary president bill buchholz summarized the season as catchascatchcan and dayby day, with plenty of ice for those willing to go find it.
They embrace the emptiness and a frontier sensibility. For the above bucks harbor might be a good choice, but there are many other possibilities. The new series places much more emphasis on waterfront access, dinghy exploration and local history. Great loop yacht and boat articles curtis stokes yacht. See all books authored by curtis rindlaub, including a cruising guide to the maine coast, and the maine coast guide for small boats, and more on. Be sure to read curtis rindlaub s maine coast guide and small boat guide to casco bay which also has many possibilities for cruising.
Under full sail 1957 beautiful photos morris rosenfeld. Danny clears the way for a great maine cruise by dick harrington part i. Sometimes virtual cruising is about researching places that you have never been, and dreaming about going there. If a boat is kept in nova scotia for longer than this, it will be assessed for hst, a tax loathed by canadians, and which currently stands at 15% of the value of the boat.
Here is a selection of books that we have found helpful andor entertaining over the years. On remote islands off the coast of maine, small bands of residents stay through the long winter. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The tafts book that is now edited by curtis rindlaub is the best guide that we have although there is a new one. Csa hopes you find this material useful and remember csa services when the time comes to buy or sell a yacht. His first boat was a small daysailer, known as a bullseye, a forgiving boat on which to learn. Curtis rindlaub is the author of the maine coast guide for small boats 5. Join facebook to connect with curtis rindlaub and others you may know.
Cape cod, and the nc4 joined the other planes in trepassy bay, and flew on to complete the mission alone. We would not have visited this island if i hadnt studied the small spiralbound book published annually by the maine island trail association mita for its members. Our goto cruising guide a cruising guide to the maine coast, sixth ed. The cruising guide presumes that one can sleep on ones boat. The secret menace ballantines illustrated history of world war ii.
Curtis had sent him a video of the boat sailing on plymouth pond. Peter peter loveridge is a rural doctor who has lived in nova scotia for nearly 40 years. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. Please find below yacht and boat articles submitted by boat owners, yacht consultants and others for curtis stokes and associates. I arrive at these numbers by taking the boats total. Maine regulators scuttle womans floating restaurant portland. Sailboat and powerboat building plans and kits available for building steel boats, fiberglass boats.
Curtis bauman wood boat rstrtn 125 spring hill dr, ste 8. Books like fifty wooden boats, or how to build a glued lapstrake boat, and issues of the small boat journal, litter the cottage where the ships wolf and i share winter space with the two tortoiseshell cats that own the place. At frenchboro, he suggests anchoring in the inner harbor, up past lunts wharf. Lloyd roberts is retiring as club secretary and curtis rindlaub is taking over and will try to fill. Okay, so vicenza isnt being totally honest with peaches, her best friend back in manila. Curtis rindlaub books list of books by author curtis. Curtiss nc longrange flyingboat, photo, technical data, development history. Several examples were exported to russia, and the type was built under license in italy. The definitive 19 model f was used by the us army as well as the us navy, and sold to several civil owners and a number were exported.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. In taft and rindlaub, i counted only those places from. We met rowing our dinghys and had a pretty long chat. Small pontoonlike structures were affixed to the lower wing ends to counter tipping when on water. Exceptions to this would be the very simple flat bottomed hulls, alder and capt. Curtis bauman wood boat rstrtn located at 125 spring hill dr, ste 8 in grass valley, ca services vehicles for boat repair and service. This book should be the bible for anyone cruising maine for the first or the 50th time. Buy a cheap copy of piloting, seamanship and small boat. Curtis will discuss the latest additions to the soon to be published 6th edition of this guide.
Piloting, seamanship and small boat handling charles. All three engines operated in a puller or tractor arrangement. Cruising world this book is more than a cruising guide. Widely produced, model fs saw service with the united states navy under the designations c2 through c5, later reclassified to ab2 through ab5. Called maine coast guides for small boats, the series is organized by region. A cruising guide to the maine coast posts facebook. The initial nc1 mark held three engines fitted sidebysidebyside at the center of the wing assemblies, this between the upper and lower wing planes. I think, for a guy who enthusiastically encourages small boat cruising. There may be some houses on the island, but they arent visible from the boat.
Thus most of my designs will be for builders with at least some boat building experience. It had that schizo mainland feel to it, and never a friendly wave from anyone. A complete illustrated course prepared especially to develop skill, pleasure and safety in the navigation of small boats on coastal and inland waters. Many of them stay aboard with us as reliable resources. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. It is a compendium of the maine coast that no boat venturing east of the isles of shoals should be without. Was it the cow or the donkey or the sheep with her knitting. Technical data sheet of the secondhand sailing cruisers for sale. The original curtiss nc is now at the pensacola naval aviation museum. Cruising guide authors curtis rindlaub and jan taft. To that end, i have been pouring over small boat designs. I met curtis in rockport harbor late in the season just a few years ago. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the library of congress.
After learning to sail on the challenging east coast of england, he has been in and out of virtually every inlet and creek on the atlantic coast of the province, always in a. Curtis rindlaub, in the introduction of the cruisers bible. I took a look at the entrance with my 42 and chickened out. My drawings include the design information required to build the boat, but generally do not include stepbystep instructions in how to build the boat. Sometimes i just read last seasons logbooks looking for trips to repeat. Books similar to fresh off the boat fresh off the boat. Piloting seamanship and small boat handling by chapman. Duncan visited coastal areas by boat and car, talking to harbor masters, mariners. This is a fun, and fairly silly, introduction to sinking and floating that has been a hit in my classroom year after year. I keep an old tattered chartbook and several editions of cruising guides in my bedroom. My husband seton and i enjoy small boat sailing as.
Curtis rindlaub brings a lot of salty experience to the latest edition, having. Llewellyn howlands excellent nautical book and ephemera catalog has a copy of calhoun smiths book ice boating, 1962. And the guide goes on today, now authored by curtis rindlaub. Even so, rindlaub recalls that as a child he dreaded sailing with his father. Bruce roberts yacht designs offer boat building project management arrangements for boats built overseas at affordable prices. An entrepreneur who sells cooked seafood and desserts from a boat. More than 1,500 photographs and drawings illustrate all the information necessary to own and operate a seaworthy boat. But what fun is it being the new girl at snooty grosvernor high. Curtiss nc nancy boat longrange flying boat biplane. Captain flint, 17 catschooner small boat designs by.
As the first aircraft having transatlantic range and cargocarrying capacity, it. To change the sort order click on the table heading. On the last boat i decided to set the runners in sailing trim for the alignment. Call 530 4776702 to book an appointment or to hear more about the services of curtis bauman wood boat rstrtn. He was talking about recreational boaters who, when they get their boats wrapped around. The maine coast guide for small boats by curtis rindlaub. A thumbnail small image will be visible on the left. It is only eight oclock, but darkness has long ago engulfed us and now the air is. September is the best month, cool with little fog and nice winds. Chapman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Unfortunately for curtis, timing hasnt been on his side. Bruce roberts yacht designs offers custom boat plans and boat kits for steel boats or aluminum boat designs, cut to size boat kits, part built boats or complete boats.
This is what my book has to say about it, and it has not changed much since the 1996 first edition. As we discover new books, remember good reads, and receive recommendations we will continuously update this list. Chickawaukie ice boat club maine ice boat enthusiasts. Curtis rindlaub author of cruising guide to the maine coast. Its the kind of wind we love to sail in and what his boat was. The maine coast guide for small boats 2000 curtis rindlaub.
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