A big bump, strategic racism, and in the “not feeling safer” department… I’ll get started by mentioning that Fatty Goodlander’s “Rising Costs and Disappearing Expectations” in the April All At Sea is an article everyone should read. Which, sorta/kinda brings us to the cost of stuff. The other day, I realized that I should buy …
Some thoughts to gnaw on, an interesting conversation, and over in the “somewhat disturbing” department… I’ve mentioned that of late, I’ve been reconsidering electric propulsion on a bunch of levels and I recently added doing a cheap seats 12V pressure pump to our AC watermaker to try and get the the Islander into the no …
Something interesting in a surprising place, a heinous to the max situation, and in the “just another thing to be depressed about” department… So, yeah, it’s April 1st. I just can’t summon up the wherewithal to come up an with an apt post. The current idiotic world situation has sucked out my sense of humor. …
A new variant, some same old same, and a back country ski account that says a lot… I saw a junk for sale in France that caught my attention. As it happens, it was a design I’d seriously considered before building our Bolger Jessie Cooper. It was, and still is, a very cool junk design. …
Some needful information, a restaurant story, and in the “a project for the soon unemployed” department… Hmmm… We can all use a smile… Personally, I generally prefer my graffiti in Krylon but still, a message was sent and it brought a smile.
The stupid burns, a very big problem, and in the “harder times come soon” department… Voile Magazine has a really good article on the Django 7.70. It’s well worth a read even if you have to use a translation app to do it. It’s the sort of article that American sailing rags just don’t seem …
EBM making a point, Wendig on AI, and something you might want/need to listen to… The other day I came across a forum on the subject of saving money, cutting costs, and surviving hard times. Reading through the various threads was eye opening and scary. Most questions were how to buy stuff and most answers, …
An important question, why I miss my 60/40 parka, and in the “dumb as a bag of hammers” department… The last couple of weeks I’ve been in stasis mode. Which, sorta/kinda means I’ve done bugger all but thinking about doing various projects and chores and watching far too much news. As it happens, I’ve also …
A must-read, some science death spiral, and in the “just in case you have not been paying attention” department… I’ve been thinking a lot about sailboat propulsion systems of late. I’ll be honest and say that the whole auxiliary propulsion thing makes my head hurt. The big issue is I only want a minimal propulsion …
Some COVID look back, a place most Americans don’t know is part of the US of A, and in the “maybe we’re just in the wrong neighborhood” department… These days I hear a lot about catamarans that cost over a million bucks but where affordable cruising cats are concerned, all I hear is crickets. So, …
a couple of circumnavigation-capable catamarans… Read More »
