All Schooner and No Skiff Would Make Things Dull at BMC
Hello Fans of Porcupine and BMC, At roughly 42 by 15 feet, Porcupine inhabits a rather large section of both the BMC boatshop and our current organizational focus. She
Porcupine Hiatus in Lone Star Waters
Porcupine Hiatus For two weeks, I briefly hung up my quills to serve as Chief Mate aboard the Barque Elissa. Launched in 1877, this 205 foot iron-hulled ship sails out
Porcupine Featured in Wing & Wing Schooner Newsletter
Wing & Wing, the official newsletter of the American Schooner Association included a story about BMC's Porcupine Project in their Spring edition. Design and drawings by
A Well-Shod Porcupine
Here at the Porcupine Project, things are getting heavy. Or rather the latest drawing from Naval Architect Iver Franzen is of the heaviest part of Porcupine—the ballast keel. The hull came
Porcu-pining for Spring
While it was technically the first week of spring, the weather for last Friday’s “Gunboat Gathering” carried the bite of a wet winter wind across the largely ice-shelled waters
Schooner Porcupine Community Support
We're off to a good start and are continuing to seek community sponsors, donors, and partners.
Join us for the Gunboat Gathering on March 27th
The Bayfront Maritime Center invites the public to “Break the Ice” on Friday, March 27th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Renewing History, With Slightly New Quills
Hello fans of BMC and the Porcupine Project, Each step of the Porcupine Project draws the plan closer to actuality by some measure, large or small. As one of these steps, the recently
Throwback Thursday Photos
A Throwback Thursday Album, because there are too many wonderful moments here for one photograph to capture.
Accommodating Images
Hello fans of BMC and the Porcupine Project, Porcupine’s path from concept to sailing will be paved with drawings from our Naval Architect, Iver Franzen. Each one is meticulously crafted and necessary to