This is Tom's first ditty bag. He made the circumference 34" instead of 6" radius called for in the instructions so he could use it for general toting. The 17" height is the same.

Tom's sailing adventures started with his father getting a 26' Morgan and then a 38' Morgan. He sailed in Lake Erie and then along the East coast of Florida and Georgia in 1970-74. He did not get back on the water until 1979 when he helped take a sailboat from Chesapeake to East Hampton. Coincidentally he returned to that same marina in East Hampton to sail on his friend George DuBose's 26' Pearson. Tom used to sail to Nantucket every summer for ten years on that boat but when he got married things changed. Now with his daughter getting older he looks forward to getting back on the water. He has his eyes on a 17' O'Day he plans on sailing on the Ohio River. To the left are the stories of his various trips.

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Thanks to:

Colin Grundy, Editor - Knotting Matters, John Burke of the International Guild of Knot Tyers - North American Branch and Barry Brown the maker of the below bag.

The materials used are:
Flax canvas supplied by
Wolfin Textiles Ltd
www.wolfintextiles.co.uk
 
Cod line and flax cord. These can be obtained from either
Footrope Knots
knots@footrope.fsnet.co.uk
 
or
 
Tradline Rope and Fenders
www.tradline.co.uk