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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown

Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown

Jim Brown

This ongoing series of “capers” tells of epic voyages, castaway survivors, swashbuckling characters, family cruises, cultural setbacks, technical breakthroughs, racing triumphs, and the “seasteading” lifestyle. Revealed within these stories are many details of design, construction, operation and seamanship. Since World War Two, the emergence of truly modern, lightweight vessels – recreational and commercial, multihull and monohull, power and sail – constitutes a sea change in marine architecture that may well persist for generations to come. Because modern seafaring has advanced so fast, and yet history often neglects its oral heritage, now is the time for us to gather and share this legacy.
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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 54: THE KING OF GLUE

54: THE KING OF GLUE

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09/07/17 • 17 min

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT "THE KING OF GLUE"

This Caper is a small collection of remarks made to me about how Meade Gougeon, and the whole WEST System phenomenon, has influenced their lives. It reveals a lot about how "appropriate technology" can make a difference in unexpected ways.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 48: WING SAILING

48: WING SAILING

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07/27/17 • 24 min

WING SAILING​ Now I've actually been there, folks. Under a 62' Hybrid Wing rig, on a 40' "beach cat" racing catamaran, with Randy Smyth and Tommy Gonzales with Scott Brown taking pictures. It's a transcendent experience for an old shellback to sail effortlessly at speeds in the high twenties, and without hydrofoils yet. I'll tell you about it in this (and the next) Capercast. Welcome aboard.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 2: WOODY BROWN AND HIS TRAIL-BLAZING CATAMARAN

2: WOODY BROWN AND HIS TRAIL-BLAZING CATAMARAN

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09/09/16 • 17 min

Modern nautical lore “capercast” podcast with multihull pioneer and historian Jim Brown.

This is oral narrative # 2 featuring modern seafaring watercraft, their concepts, creators and crews.

In this episode,Jim continues the amazing story of Woody Brown, designer and sailor of the first modern catamaran.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 85: BUY THE BOAT BACK

85: BUY THE BOAT BACK

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08/27/19 • 18 min

In this caper, Jim shares the story of his summer 2019 ride on one of his “cattlemarans” in the Caribbean.

Jim sails along on a big catamaran with his entrepreneur-boatbuilder-sailor friend Doug Jane to deliver the boat to a customer. Lots of fun and challenges on this trip ... with a little insight into the boat chartering business.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 84: THE FLEDGLING EAGLE

84: THE FLEDGLING EAGLE

Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown

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04/08/19 • 33 min

THE FLEDGLING EAGLE

In this 34-minute podcast, the listener is plunged into a detailed description of EAGLE, a 53’ catamaran designed by Paul Beiker and just launched by Fast Forward Composites of Bristol RI.

The backstory of the EAGLE’s conception is told, and some key details of this bellwether boat are described in depth: Her configuration and structure, her Hybrid Wing rig, her two kinds of hydrofoils, her Control Nacelle and her Carapace. Jim’s purpose is to come as close as possible – in the spring of 2019 – to the leading edge of modern multihull development, and to reveal the machinations required of the designer and builder attempting to advance multihull technology in the current era. The boat’s performance emphasis is juxtaposed with her practicality.

This podcast is illustrated in a companion 17-minute video on OutRigMedia.com, with Jim’s voice-over narrated captions to photos.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 83: CUTTING BACK

83: CUTTING BACK

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04/12/18 • 11 min

WHAT'S HAPPENING? TOO MUCH! This Caper tells of many Capers -- Too many to permit our weekly schedule from continuing right now, but enough to bring you a new Caper now and then. My Podcast is not going away, and after all, there are over 80 of them posted and accessible any time. But current involvements, as brought on part by the Podcast, make it necessary to break from the weekly schedule. I hold you listeners in high regard, and thank you for your participation. Please note that Jim Brown's OuRrig Capercast is not going away, and you will receive a brief email from us (if you're signed up to receive our emails) whenever a new one is posted. Thanks for listening, and FAIR WINDS!
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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 82: "REAL" BOAT, REAL SKIPPER (Part 3)

82: "REAL" BOAT, REAL SKIPPER (Part 3)

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04/05/18 • 30 min

FINE PHILOSOPHICAL FILANDERING

Part Three of this flirtation between monohull and multihull, this Caper continues the conversation between Havilah Hawkins, Larry Fortunoff and me aboard the classic sloop VELA.​

Revealed are the levels of commitment, persistence and conviction that are inter-layered with the design, construction and operation of any significant sailing vessel of any type. Here's how you can actually come aboard.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 79: ANCHORAGE CONVERSATIONS (Part 2)

79: ANCHORAGE CONVERSATIONS (Part 2)

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03/15/18 • 29 min

ANCHORAGE CONVERSATIONS (Part 2)

Here are a few more Sterncastle Stories with my buddy Larry, which makes this capercast a Part 2 of the Part 1 portion of this chat.

Tied to a dock in Maine, with no anchoring worries, with a good friend on a good boat, it is time to tie one on and gather the yarns that make cruising a tapestry.

In this brand of blather, Larry and I ramble about the past, present and future of modern, lightweight seafaring. The Hybrid Wing is paired with hydrofoils to behave like a downhill skier, and Woody Brown watches from above — disapprovingly perhaps — but he was a teetotaler. Listen in?

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 78: THE 100' FOUR HULLER

78: THE 100' FOUR HULLER

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03/08/18 • 32 min

THE 100' FOUR HULLER

In this second of two conversations with Roger Hatfield, we learn the backstory of about the most bizarre, yet commercially successful, multihulls ever. And get this: Gold Coast has already started on a second one!

If that ain’t “The Ancient Future” now! Listen and learn.

Please enjoy this Caper about the four-hulled “Tandem Catamaran”.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown - 81: "REAL" BOAT, REAL SKIPPER (Part 2)

81: "REAL" BOAT, REAL SKIPPER (Part 2)

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03/29/18 • 29 min

UNMARKED FORK IN A DESERT TRAIL

Talking again with Havilah Hawkins Jr. aboard his monumental gaff sloop VELA, we approach the subject of parting with one's boat of many years. We then revert to all the things he has done with those many years of vessel stewardship, and inevitably return to ending that era of one's life.

"Haddie" has a lot to say about it, with an eye to his next boat, a "creek crawler." With use and years, it, too, will come alive.

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Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown currently has 86 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Leisure, Podcasts, Sports, Sailing and Wilderness.

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The episode title '84: THE FLEDGLING EAGLE' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown is 26 minutes.

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The first episode of Nautical Lore – Modern | Oral narratives of modern seafaring watercraft with multihull pioneer Jim Brown was released on Sep 9, 2016.

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