A karma connection, some self-dealing, and an interesting read… Well, this is something interesting from Rob Denney; the Harry Proa guy who’s been doing good works down in Fiji. Considering the cost of wood these days, the idea of building boats with soft-drink bottles is making all kinds of sense. Plus he had me at …
What’s up in my neighborhood, some coffee news, and in “the future is scary to the max” department… One nice thing about building stuff rather than buying stuff is that it can save you a lot of money. For instance, I could buy a bespoke dinghy like the 8-foot Nisqually dinghy which is both lovely …
A needful read, somebody else’s future, and in the “a matter of choice” department… I just saw that Jim Melcher’s old boat Alert is looking for a new owner. When we lost Loose Moose 2, Bolger’s Manatee (Alert) design was one of the possible designs we considered building. Jim had changed Alert from a gaff …
An alternative to doom-scrolling, some scary sense being made, and in the “remember the Peter Principle” department… Way back when, when we were living in a péniche just outside of Paris, I would have jumped at the chance to buy a Dufour T7 and sail it back to the US of A. The T7 is …
Some situational awareness, a needful read, and in the “well, of course they did” department… The new Yachting Monthly has a review of the Bente 28 which is a very interesting and nice boat… However, at a price of over €132,000 the Bente28 is not going to be on any VolksCruiser’s shopping list for sailing …
An apparent problem with priorities, some strong AI thoughts, and in the “need to know about Puerto Rico and the territories” department… Sail magazine has a pretty good article about rowing that’s well worth your time. Even better, it lists a lot of ‘rowing’ boats you can go out and buy. Which, in my opinion, …
A timely cartoon, a song I have not heard in awhile, and in the “Let’s play Wheel of Moron” department… Chesapeake Light Craft has a neat article on five boats you row that brought a smile. Especially the Expedition Wherry with a pretty awesome paint job… Made my whole day!
Regarding internal refugees, a factoid of note, and in the “well of course they did” department… Three of my favorite boats that I consider VolksCruisers are the Tonic, Sangria, and Sangria NV/ Fantasia. By today’s standards they’re all too small for most folks to consider. We’re not most people now are we? The thing about …
Wendig on AI, Neil Young making sense, and in the “WTF Texas” department… As I’ve oft mentioned before, I actually like working on boats. Well, let’s say most of the time. The parts where being a big guy working in tiny spaces is a sorta/kinda bummer. However, the boat work I most enjoy is when …
EBM saying what needs to be said, a depressing situation, and in the “Your elected reps at work” department… Over the last decade or so, the HIP choice for cruising boats are the Amel or just about anything with two hulls. This popularity has a lot more to do with so-called Influencers than it does …
