Bully MacGraw

A period encampment near the Ocean! The Lost Coast Wilderness!

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=429

This is the place! Count me in gents!

Bully MacGraw

My Power boat is a 2000 36 Heritage signle diesel trawler

I am restoring my 23 foot long boat

My 13ft lap'stck is being lauched this month!

Cass

Congratulations on your new line!

Ed McGrath

Looks very interesting!

Whos doing the small sword?

Cheers

Ed

Tis not true!

I saw The Lady in Sauslaito docked at Horizon's . She was fine and sailing down the Coast.

The Benica Bridge is fixed and tall enough for the very large container and oil ships that sail to the refineries and to the Port of Stockton and Port of Oakland.

Cheers

Gaelic Nautical Renaissance.

Scotland is enjoying a renaissance in wooden boat building. Organizations are building West Highland Galleys and many ferings are being built. Such organizations such as GalGeal are using boat building and the boats as a way to reintroduce Gael culture to the people of Scotland and Ireland. In fact Gal Gael built a boat for the Arron Islands. The Lord of the Isles Trust has a full size Birlinn that they operate.

The world renowned Scottish small boat designer Ian Oughtred has taken traditional Scottish vessels designs and adapted them to modern construction techniques. One of his designs the Ness Yawl is currently being built and sailed in many parts of the world.

Every year there is a race across Scotland called Sail Caledonia. Small craft from all over Europe gather for this race. Ian Oughtred one last year racing a boat of his own design.

In Ireland Currach construction is gaining popularity. There is even an active US organization that race Currach in the East Coat. The organization is called the North American Currach Association.

In California a number of Currachs have been constructed by Renaissance fair participants. In Northern California two vessels were built by St. Patrick’s Guild for the Northern California Fair. One of these vessels was rowed under the Golden Gate Bridge. In Southern California two currachs were built. One even had the traditional hide covering.

I have enclosed a number of links to the sites that I referred to above. I encourage every one to look at our nautical history as part of our studying our Gaelic culture.

Be safe out there!

Ed McGrath

Northern California

http://www.galgael.org

http://www.birlinn.org/

http://www.thisbetterworld.org/cgi-bin/twi...urrachs/WebHome

http://www.ccmhg.org/

http://www.newgrangecurrach.com/

http://www.mmara.com/

http://www.geocities.com/nacarowing/

My Birth certificate says: Eamonn Sean McGrath (prounounce MacGraw)

For business I go by just plan Ed.

Hang in there Lad!

You have me prayers!

Ed

A Granny knot Bleddyn! Get ye back on land boy! Turn one of yer second knot around and ye will have a propper reef knot!

Granny knot indeed!

Heres how ye do it! Now fold yer square in half at the diagnol. Now pull the bottom half down several inches. In other words ye have a small triangle on top of a bigger triangle.

When tied over yer head, ye have a bigger tail. Tie off with a reef knott.

Cheers'

McAnselan

Just pierce yer bloody ear and be done with it!

Aye Capt. Black John

I have two things for you.

Check out Poppingjays http://www.popinj.com/

They make small swords and cutless for fencing. THese are more in your period.

Now what about single stick?

http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2002/jman...t_wolf_0202.htm

http://www.woodenswords.com/WMA/singlest.htm

Good luck mate!

God Speed Lad!

When do ye leave the Bay of St. Francis?

Bully Nac Graw

Ed McGrath

I have not seen anything about broken point UNTILL the 19th century!!!! I have seen the sheep foot points bit not a broken tip!

Cheers

Ed McGrath

A while back there was talk about the construction of hand granades. Here is a French and Indian War web site with details

http://www.spiritof76.net/lakegeorge/2004/treatise.htm

Looks like fun

Ed

Pyrate Island!

Now that would be fun!

It would be fun just to invade the island! We could capture the group picnic grounds

Please keep me informed Capt Gary

Ed

Not a fairing, but a squared back boat;.

I have not left the office in a week! I will walk over and get the photos.

Ed

Congratulations Gary !

That is one step closer for the Royaliste to become the offical tallship for St. Francis Bay!

Ed

'day lads.

I will post some photos next week.

She can easly pass for an 18th century boat. On the small side but I want something I can take to events and for camping.

Ed

Aye lad,

Post some photos of the boots, with your lady in them of cource

I am having a 13 foot pulling boat from North Bay Boat works here in Sausalito! I needed a smaller boat as my long boat requires a crew.

She will be 13' LOA with a lapstreak hull. The lads who are building her use local woods.

The vessel is half completed. I will post photos in a day or two.

Cheers

Ed McGrath

Very cool Gary.

The Lynx and the Lady Washington will be in Sausalito from May1-12 (+-). That will give a little preview.

We are organizing a Sea Fencible unit. The clothing will be period nautical. We have about 30 people ready to go. (my long boat hold 12)

This should be fun! Now that the Royaliste is the HOME TEAM, you need to keep the Bay free from them Brits!

Ed McGrath

Not pyrates but priveteers!

Any body in Northern California interested in joining a crew of 1812 Priveteers? The Lynx and Lady Washington will be in Saint Francis Bay April 1-14. We are planning some fun activities.

I have a full sized period long boat and there will be some opportunities to play with/on these visiting Tallships.

This is an in-the-water event. We take safty matters pretty sereously. Clothing needs to be early 19th century.

I will keep ye posted as the events are planed

Cheers

Bully MacGraw

All right you are the first to hear this!

Will mehardies, you won’t have the Hawaiian Chieftain to kick around any more! The brokerage firm of McGrath Pacific is proud to announce the sale of the fine vessel to an East Coast company.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Ed McGrath

Welcome back my Lady!

I hope things are going well for you and I pray that you have healed from your loses.

I miss your poems!

Cheers

Ed