Just the sort of class that’s perfect for a transatlantic voyage, EBM says it all, and today in “the story so far” department … Lots of stuff I need to do, so I’ll just say that the Junk Rig Association’s new magazine is active and it’s a killer issue. You should read it as it’s …
and in the best bang for the buck in sailing media department… Read More »
Some AI basic truths, a meeting of note, and since it’s pumpkin pie month here’s some mastodon dung backstory… This morning the first song I wanted to hear was “It’s So Easy to Slip” by Little Feat. I mention the song simply that when there’s mission creep on projects, I tend to find myself humming …
Some food for thought, somewhat nervous making, and in the “missing them already” department… It occurred to me the other day that I have not seen anyone rowing in what seems like ages. That said, I do see a guy paddling a kayak going to and fro on his way to work and back. At …
A needful read, an interesting rock, and something in the “stuff we really should avoid” department… First of all, I’ll point out that most marine companies adjacent to sailing and cruising are, at best, dumber than a sack of hammers. I’ll also add that those few examples with an IQ higher than room temperature are …
I’m taking a bit of time off from stuff and won’t be back till after the mid-terms.
Some timely history, might want to dust off your sextant, and in “the stupid it burns” department…. The hard part of building or fixing up a cruising boat boils down to just having the needful capital, organizing the project, and putting in the needful labor. It’s really pretty simple. Or, at least in a perfect …
here be dragons, mission creep, and death spirals… Read More »
Some math of interest, this had me banging my head against a bulkhead, and today in the “very interesting” department… Here’s another Barros design that’s still worth checking out… The current price for the plans of this exceptional compact VolksCruiser in US dollars is a jaw dropping $209. It has a very livable interior plan, …
A gold statue, some stuff you might want to know, and something important in the “decency” department… Here’s a possible cruising boat that interests me… Yeah, I’ll admit that this is not what most people would consider a cruising boat. But in my experience, “most people” are, more often than not, wrong. Still, it takes …
A chart of note, some good points, and in the “more insanity than I can handle this morning” department… Lately, I’ve been cleaning up some internet files on my computer and finding lots of bookmarked sites no longer exist. It’s frustrating to want to check how a designer you have bookmarked handled a construction problem …
A needful read, not the health checkup I wanted to hear, and the word for the day is Enshittification… Every once in a while I find myself amazed at both the silly expensive asking price of wind vane self-steering gears and the idiots who buy them. I expect it has a lot to do with …
