Foot on the Sea is a one-man* operation born from the idea that a boat should be a fine-tuned instrument as well as a work of beauty. My inspiration comes from the spirit of exploration and adventure that spurred the likes of Moitessier, Heyerdahl, Slocum, Wharram, Kruger, and the untold others who have chosen to put the sea beneath their feet. My focus is on boat types that can revive the contact between us and the natural world both in their construction and use. The boat may be a hand-hewn wood canoe designed for quiet paddling along a shallow river in search of the perfect fishing hole or picnic spot. Or the boat may be a graceful sailing catamaran handcrafted over the course of many months and sufficient in every way to inspire an expedition far out to sea.
View looking forward from stern of 16' Touring Pirogue H1 in Pacific-Island motif
The Foot on the Sea workshop is located about 36.06N - 86.73'W where the foothills of the Highland Rim slope into the fertile Nashville Basin. The area is surrounded by thousands of miles of waterways and linked to the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico via the Cumberland River to the West and by the Tombigbee Waterway to the South.
*made possible with loving support from family and friends
EXTERNAL LINKS:
www.savorculture.com
Danielle Price's Cheese and Agriculture Blog
www.paddletsra.org
To learn more about our local waters visit the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association
www.wharram.com
Website of James Wharram Designs
