Stuff you should know, all FUBAR all the time, and Sail Delmarva saying the needful… I just read how some folks in the know think there’s a 10% chance that AI could kill all humans. So, here’s a semi-connected question… Would you embark on a transatlantic voyage if you thought there was a 1 in …
Following the migration of gold, some basic economics, and in the “color me impressed!” department… So, yeah, junk rig. Back when I was hanging out in the bay area in the 70s, I had my first experience with the rig because a guy down the dock (Derek Van Loan) was converting sailboats over to the …
Some good points being made, right up my alley, and in the “we allow these asshats to carry guns?” department… The other day I saw that someone was considering adapting a Westerly Centaur over to junk rig. It got me thinking… Would I do it? My knee jerk answer would be if the Centaur was …
Business as usual, Sail Delmarva making sense, and in the “what’s for dinner” department… Garry Hoyt’s website is no longer around. Not really surprising in that he passed away on March 31, in 2025. Still, I’m a little pissed off because there was information on the site of various designs that I no longer have …
Deep in FUBAR territory, color me unsurprised, and in the “I know just how he feels” department… So, as it happens, Starlink has just come up with a half-assed reasonable plan called Personal Maritime, and while it costs more than some would like, it’s sorta/kinda affordable. That said, being Starlink there’s a catch… and only …
A book on my reading list, some interesting science stuff, and something in the “right here, right now” department… As the wonks will tell you, this is a very cool tool… You can’t ever have too many clamps. Whether you’re building a boat, guitar, or apparently, skateboards. The problem, of course, is that for those …
A very needful read, an idea or two, and over in the “stupidity appendix” department… Of late, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Peugeot UO-8 bicycle. Partly because it has the best touring frame anyone has ever built and partly because my mind keeps asking what sailboat would fill that “best” niche in cruising …
A trebuchet I’d love to play with, disappearing books, and the word for today is starwashing… Some time back, in spite of my distaste of putting money in a facsist’s pocket, we bought a Starlink Mini as it was on sale so we could take care of business when in the middle of nowhere. So …
A test of note, some very good points, and in the “if you haven’t been paying attention” department… Here’s a boat for sale that caught my attention. The hull was designed by Nigel Irens and has a lot in common with his Roxanne design. It’s a very cool design. As it happens, this sweet ride …
A cyclospora primer, an excellent point being made, and over in the “despair is something of an understatement” department… So, here’s a question… How do you support perpetual growth in an overcrowded world of finite resources? I’d really be interested in seeing what you have to say.
