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 …
Lauric Thiault raising the bar on what a sailing YouTube video should be like.
Why are there no contemporary books on this list?
I recently sat down and wrote a very long rant about what was/is wrong with what passes for sailing and cruising videos and, at least, had the good sense not to post it because who needs scathing negativity these days? Am I right or not? I mention this because I’ve heard that the one of …
Not a milk-run voyage at all for a 50-year old Dufour 35. The voyage track is also well worth checking out…
A pretty good reality check where expensive, bespoke, and bombproof products are concerned that just don’t need to exist.
Being that I keep a weather eye out for used self-steering gear it’s hard to ignore that the current pricing for thirty year old wind vanes are just nuts. The other day I was quoted $2,200. for a 45-year old Aries which appeared to be in horrible shape. But, what the hell, boat folks are …
Yep,sharks on cocaine…
Not just the same old same.
