Yesterday while running errands we noticed a new boat in the anchorage… A very nice example of a Wharram Tiki 30. What a great boat… Rowing by I was struck with just how much sense it makes and what a great design it is. Sure, it might not be everything you want in a boat …
I have very few illusions about boats… I don’t over-romanticize, put it on a pedestal, or fetishize them because, when all is said and done, a boat is just a boat. Webb Chiles is currently doing his thing on a Moore 24 which is not the sort of boat most folks would consider for sailing …
a quick response for that guy who must have the perfect boat… Read More »
Twenty Eight Feet: life on a little wooden boat from kevinAfraser on Vimeo.
I’ve got a couple of pieces of wood that have been sitting out in the open for the last couple of years as sort of a “when-will-this-stuff-rot/fall-apart” test. Now, I’ll admit it’s not a serious scientific test and more a simple bit of satisfying my curiosity but it has been enlightening. The wood in question …
Why your local lumber yard might be your first stop… Read More »
I’m currently fleshing out some ideas about frugal cruising for my Island Gourmand blog. While reading some other blogs on cooking on boats I detected a certain trend where saving money was concerned. The solution most put forward to spending less seemed to be to go out and spend more. I’ll be honest this sorta/kinda …
On the premise that spending money to save money is a good idea… Read More »
Simple… Powerful… Inexpensive…
The new issue of Practical Boat Owner has a review /article about he Etap 24i that caught my attention. First off, it is a good review and not the usual regurgitated advertising copy we take for granted in American sailing rags. Secondly, I’ve always really liked what Etap is doing with their boats and it’s …
There’s a guy anchored next to me who I kind of admire… He mostly single hands and sails into and out of an anchorage in total control, handling his boat with the sort of elan one expects with a dinghy… What’s a little different is his boat is a Santa Cruz 70… Which brings us …
Being an old fart does have a few advantages… The other day I was reading an interchange between folks who simply did not understand the reasons behind the thought process in terms of boat, gear, and cruising choices of Lin & Larry Pardey. The logic (or lack of) seemed to be that no one should …
Sometimes a little historical perspective is a needful thing… Read More »
I came across this rig a while back and it seems to make all kinds of sense… Better yet, it’s an affordable and home-buildable rig. What’s more, I’d really, really like to build and try it out. Reuel Parker has more to say about the rig and the boat over at WoodenBoat (it’s well …
