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Ralf
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  • Sogwipo City, Jeju Island
  • Korea, Republic of
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I am:
A home builder
What boat (s) are you building or do you own?
building Tiki30 #179, started building in January 2008
Launch date of KAVENGA scheduled for Saturday March 3rd 2012
Country, City, and State?
Sogwipo City, Jeju Island, Korea
About me or us?
NAUI Diving Instructor, run a scuba operation on Jeju Island, Korea,
Building T30 in my free time, less during the summer, more in the winter months when not so busy diving.
Website:
http://www.bigblue33.co.kr

KAVENGA

The star path, the succession of rising or setting guiding stars down which one steers, was known as the avei`a by the Tahitians... .... this is analogus to the kaveinga of the Tongans and the kavenga of Tikopia...

This is a succession of stars toward which the bow of the conoe is pointed. Each is used as a guide when it is low in the heaven; as it rises up overhead it is discarded and the course is reset by the next one in the series. One after another these stars rise till dawn...

quoted from: David Lewis: We, the navigators; page 47; Honolulu 1972

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At 11:17am on December 9, 2008, geno said…
Hi Ralf......you are doing a great job........Cheers Vancouver Canada
At 6:36pm on January 3, 2009, Dave Mellor said…
Nice boat Ralph very good work, enjoy
At 6:09am on January 6, 2009, Dave Mellor said…
Yes you are right about the building hours Ralph.I just 'chiselled' away at it and made little goals.Soon got there.I like your cradle to roll the hulls
At 5:03pm on March 10, 2009, Dennis Dalgaard Laursen said…
Hej Ralf, thanks for the info, appreciate you taking the time to read it and give feedback to us,I am now thinking of planning a trip to the UK to check it out... Cheers ....Regards Dennis
At 12:26pm on March 29, 2009, Polinesio - Tarcisio Silva said…
Hello, Ralf,
You are doing a very nice boat. I like your turn up/down system, Very ease.
At 8:10am on June 23, 2011, Ann and Neville Clement said…
Just looked at all your pics and it sure looks great.  We are planning to paint our waterline on Peace just the way you have yours.  It looks right.  The way you turn the hulls and the little cart that will fit under the keels are clever too.  Hats off!   Ann and Nev
At 3:40pm on December 29, 2011, Ann and Neville Clement said…

Nev was looking at the way you tension your webbing and he is highly impressed with that clever and simple method.  Me too. 

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