Cruising grounds

a bit of bad news…

An interesting read, something about Daddy issues, and in the “get to doing” department… It seems there’s some more bad news in the world of weather forecasting. I’ll just point out that turning your back on available science is just plain stupid. Still, with any luck, the Felon’s resort just might find itself on the …

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never ever trust a mooring…

What I’m listening to, some LA backstory, and in the “just clueless” department… Well, that was an interesting weekend. Israel attacked Iran, There was a whole lot of demonstration going round, and a very embarrassing military parade. As for me, I broke another mooring which set a new personal record of two failed moorings in …

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it’s getting on to scary…

Aw shit, something on legal capitulation, and in the “boats make sense” department… “All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune I’ve never been a big Frank Herbert fan and, other than Dune, his writings just …

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an alternative to Panama…

The same old same, some USVI grift, and a bit of interesting science… Bateaux magazine has a nice little article on sailing through Patagonia as an alternative of doing the Panama canal. The allure of going back to Patagonia is quite attractive even though it’s a long haul. The trout fishing alone is worth the …

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doing stuff on a budget…

Something I did not know about landfills, an interesting read, and some Cosplay Barbie news… The June issue of Caribbean Compass has an interesting article about crossing the Atlantic west to east entitled Crossing the Atlantic, an Electric-Powered Passage: Part II. It’s worth the read. However, I have a few quibbles with the methodology and …

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a reality bite…

An interesting read, a good time not to fly, and in the “Really, WTF?” department… The other day, we’d rowed over to the marina to get some water. While there, another couple on a catamaran were topping off before sailing to Bonaire that evening. We asked them how they were clearing out and they told …

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