A while back, a guy I knew dropped me a line from Ushuaia down at the tip of South America and he was just a little bit perturbed. As it happens, the reason for his upset is that the boat anchored next to him was a Westerly Centaur, a 26-foot bilge keeled “family” cruiser, not …
There’s a guy who writes from time to time wanting my opinion on various boats he’s considering and, to be honest, I quite look forward to his emails because he has a good eye for boats but avoids being stuck in a rut. You might say he’s all over the place and not the same …
Tom Cunliffe on anchoring and suchlike…
The other day while avoiding some needful sanding of fiberglass I found myself intrigued by one of those never ending threads on a forum about sailboat gear… As usual, someone popped up and stated categorically that if something costs more it’s better and the old chestnut “you get what you pay for” is a stone …
Happiness is a place between too little and too much. -Finnish proverb The other day I read something from a couple who referred to their Brewer designed Whitby 42 as a “small” boat. They also remarked about how that they had to give up a lot as well as become super resourceful to make …
I’ll get this out of the way from the GetGo… Affordable IS important. So, back to the list: Affordable to build or buy Affordable to cruise and maintain on a tight budget The hard part when the word affordable comes into play is it means different things to different people. What’s affordable to a person …
This TED talk really struck a chord for me. It has nothing to do with boats and Need/Want lists yet everything to do with boats and Need/Want lists…
Lin Pardey has a post that makes all kinds of sense… You should really read it. I’ll wait… Kinda makes sense doesn’t she?
