Boats and....
Some favourite links:
Share International Magazine - positive changes around the world
Proafile - a site by designer Michael Schacht featuring anything to do with sailing multihulls
Westlawn - Teaching boat design through guided independent study
Alive and Kicking - Footballs (Soccer Balls) for Africa, made by Africans.
Scythe Connection - The amazing hand tool that continues to make the world a better place
NSBA - the Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association - helping to improve the boatbuilding
industry in the Canadian Maritimes while connecting clients to builders
McGowan Marine Design was opened in 2001 from our home in Mochelle, near the historic town of Annapolis Royal - about a 30 minute drive from Joshua Slocum's birthplace. I'm also active in environment and peace issues, and am the President of the Annapolis Royal Football (soccer) Club.
Copyright 2001-2012 inclusive McGowan Marine Design, Inc.
I've drawn and dreamt of boats and water since my early teens then graduated from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design at the age of 22. I learned a lot from books by British designers (it’s what was in the main library in London, Ontario in the ‘70s) but especially from some of the multihull pioneers: Newick, Brown, Cross, CSK, Shuttleworth, Kelsall, Crowther, Nicol, Harris, the Gougeon Brothers .... Tabarly! Since then work has included among other things: sailing, finish carpentry, Sea Urchin diving (commercial fishing), organic gardening, and organic farm inspecting.
