Step aboard my wooden Tahiti gaff-rigged cutter as I get ready to move her! Slowly Sailing 001

"Nina" is a 30-foot gaff-rigged cutter with all-cordage rigging, built in 1978 from plans first drawn by John G. Hanna in 1923. I bought her in July 2023, after a cursory self-survey while afloat. She had been sitting in the water for over ten years, so I knew there would be problems. But she was the right boat at the right time in the right place... and of course, I foolishly fell in love at first sight. Join me in this episode for a quick overview as I prepare to motor her 13 miles for a haul-out and repair/refit. The Slowly Sailing theme music was written, performed and produced by me, Sean Morrissey- all rights reserved. The other music in this episode is, AFAIK, non-copyrighted music, all recorded in the early 1920s, found on the nonprofit Internet Archive website- no copyright infringement intended. Hilo March-Dave Kaonahi and His Honolulans Moon With a Hangover-Hal Kemp and His Orchestra Fancies- Newport society Orchestra Mo-na-lu- Native Hawaiian Troupe Hawaiian Twilight- Hawaiian Trio Anchors Aweigh (excerpt)- US Naval Academy Band https://archive.org/ #sailing #sailboat #woodenboats