Harmen’s sailing blog.

My stories and experiences about my life with the canoes Takapu, Toroa and Lookfar.

Sunday, 29 September 2013

Paddle to the Sea.

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Paddle to the Sea. illustration by Holling Clancy Holling. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston 1941 'You, Little Traveller! You made th...
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Saturday, 9 March 2013

New use for Toroa's old sail.

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I've been restoring a full scale model of an Asian elephant that I built many years ago (1992). To find out why go to www.harmen.co.n...
Tuesday, 26 February 2013

I just found these old image files. Toroa off Milford Beach, Auckland

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 Toroa off Milford, Auckland. Coloured pencil on paper 500mm X 650mm. I gifted this image of me and Toroa to my oldest son Robert on his...
Saturday, 5 January 2013

Lookfar makes a summer trip

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 A 3 meter high tide at 4 pm, a moderate southwesterly breeze, two more days of a three week family holiday left, time to go yachting. I s...
Monday, 24 December 2012

Our "End of Time" visit to Gary and Rose

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Guess what Julie and I decided to do with our last few days of this age of the Earth? Why visit Gary and Rose of course. Gary's Va...
Saturday, 1 September 2012

Some random pics of Toroa

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Friday, 10 August 2012

Toroa at Porirua Harbour 2003

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That's me butt steering to prove a point to the attendees gathered on the shoreline. Matahi Brightwell in attendance far left. Photo b...
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