a film I need to see…
More on the film here.
Media
yesterday being a day off of sorts…
I mostly spent yesterday watching the wall to wall coverage of the impending hurricane Milton. What I should have been doing was installing a couple of vents on the Islander. The main take-away from the media coverage is that 99% of the folks involved did not really understand hurricanes or ‘grok’ the nature of killer …
film you’ll need to see…
This film needs to get made and you can help.
a better than good book…
One of my favorite cruising books I’ve come across is Orca and if you have not read it you really should. I mention this because there’s a sequel “Thicker Than Ice” by John Pennington that’s even better. Truthfully, I was not able to put the book down till I was finished and there are not …
and not a bareboat or beach bar in sight…
Something new from Tupaia…
Not your usual cruising book…
Not too long ago, someone wrote and asked me why I did not focus on catamarans because all the hip kids were cruising cats and I really should get with the program. Since, at least in my mind, I’m writing for blue collar or minimum wage folks and I just can’t get my head around …
a book you might want to read…
I had planned on spending today on various boat projects and getting the Islander’s cockpit sorted out but, as it happens, I’ve got Dave Z’s and and Anke’s new book so that disassembled windlass in the cockpit will just have to wait till tomorrow… More soon come and a review of sorts after I’ve finished …
some Patagonia wonderfulness…
Lauric Thiault raising the bar on what a sailing YouTube video should be like.