An important cartography lesson, something regarding homelessness, and, as someone born and bred in Los Angeles, I found this post rather compelling… Time’s a funny thing. It seems like just yesterday when we were in Las Palmas provisioning for our transatlantic crossing to Martinique aboard LM2. This morning, I woke up thinking that I need …
A needful Puerto Rico read, some roller coaster finality, and in the “when it’s time to get out of Dodge” department… So, here’s a thought on how we (the cruising collective) tend to deal with the various problems/issues/conundrums that make our lives complicated like power aboard, the need to be connected, and budget. As it …
Daniel Ford with some drone news, insanity in the operating room, and today in the “Yankee go home” department… Sail magazine currently has an online article about eating smaller reef fish like lionfish as a way to avoid getting ciguatera. The problem is that lionfish are not safe where ciguatera is concerned. Image by Makabera …
Scalzi wades in, some canal news, and an apt John Lennon quote… I’ve been wanting to read the “The Sturmtaucher Trilogy” by Alan Jones for a long time and finally got around to getting the books (The Gathering Storm, Flight of the Shearwater, and The Turn of the Tide). Several folks have told me they …
An interesting map, a depressing read, and in the “So we’ve gone full kleptocracy,” department… Back when I was keen on doing big-wall climbing alpine style, Greenland and Baffin Island were very much places I yearned to go; the west face of Ketil being the core objective in a Baffin Island/Greenland summer. Sadly, being that …
EBM with a solid point, another Fiji mermaid, and where news and AI meet… I’ve always been a fan of Practical Sailor magazine and, while I had a few issues with the publication, it was the best place to find mostly unbiased information on various boat products and systems. The key to their success was …
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Elizabeth May making sense in Canada, EBM with some scary profit thinking, and the word for today is collaborator… I’m often accused of being a Luddite where navigation is concerned. Sure I use GPS but I just don’t trust anything electric on a boat 100% because, you know, shit happens. I’ll admit I’m very interested …
Stacey being heard, some Panama canal backstory, and something from the “war on science” department… I’m often confronted with the whole “you have to use this expensive marine part” rant and, so much so, I find myself even believing it from time to time. Case in point was yesterday when a connection on a solar …
Not a bad idea, a needful read, and a story from the past… I had great plans for yesterday and woke up with the resolve to strike a few lines off the to-do list. But, as it happens, it rained and all my plans with it. So it does go. On the upside, I no …
A needful read, Dave Z opines on plywood boat building, and Trinidad declares a state of emergency… Yeah, interesting times and it’s only day two into 2025 but I’m already avoiding my daily scan of the news. Time to get to doing.
