A good question, some important points, and in the “you really have to read this” department… When looking back, my biggest influences in the sailing world were Robin Graham, Joshua Slocum, Robin Knox-Johnson, Bill Tilman, and the fictional James Troy of “Adventures in Paradise”. Hey, hey, Gardner McKay… The thing is, none of the afore-mentioned …
An interesting fundraising email, some thought fodder, and a link you might need… So yeah, about that CAL 34… Glancing at CAL 34s for sale on the west coast Craigslist, I see eight currently for sale priced from $7.5K to $22K and, anyway you look at it, that’s a lot of boat for the money. …
Someone making sense, a needful cat story, and in the “this sucks” department… I’m currently in the process of trying to sort out a cunning plan to replace a settee in the Islander with a dinette. I find a dinette just makes more sense and it makes a better editing arrangement for film projects. Yeah, …
A timely read, Wendig weighs in, and an album I’d like to hear… Ian, a reader here who knows a lot of boat stuff, pointed out… “I dunno……. I remember the Vancouver 27/28 and Victoria 26/30 as “load up and go” plastic boats off the shelf. Not that I could afford them at the time, …
A book I’d like to read, some roid rage, an execution, and in the “has it really come to this?” department… One issue everyone who lives aboard or does extensive cruising is that hardly anyone designs or builds sailboats for those purposes. So, we all have to adapt boats designed for racing, day sails, and …
Elie Mystal saying the needful, a smart cow, and in the “cost of tings” department… One of the things I’ve been looking for is a cockpit locker stowable bicycle work stand. I know it’s not on everyone’s idea of something that belongs on a cruising sailboat but, having two bikes onboard, it makes bike upkeep …
Something to keep in mind, a deluxe bankruptcy, and in the “Florida could do a lot worse” department… The other day, Sailing Anarchy, had a toilet thread on their forum and the subject of carbon toilets came up. Yeah, carbon toilets. Upscale buckets like this one… As it happens, you can purchase this particular toilet …
Daniel Ford with a good link, a film I want to see, and in the “another shitty pardon” department… I’m not sure why I’ve been focused on bikes, bike design, and the consumerist side of the bicycle industry of late. Maybe it’s something of a conundrum and just illustrates why we seem to be in …
An interesting sleep regime, some timely history, and in the “well, of course he does” department… I’m a huge fans of friction rings and their multitude of uses aboard a boat. They’re simple, bombproof, and they used to be affordable. Well, sadly, they became popular and before you could say… “We could really gouge with …
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, some free films, and in the “WTF, really?” department… Of late, I’ve been thinking about replacing the furler on the Islander with something built in the current century. While the aged bit of hardware on my headstay works, it makes me a bit nervous. I don’t like …
