A couple of good points, an interesting read, and in the “not surprised at all” department… For the last 35 years or so, there’s always been a copy of Jimmy Cornell’s “World Cruising Routes” on the bookshelf. More importantly, it’s a book that gets used all the time along with “World Cruising Destinations”. Truth is, …
A quilt with a message, when we’re not the good guys any more, and in the “It’s about time!” department… Personally, I find the subject somewhat perplexing because everyone seems to have a different concept of affordability. For instance, there’s a young couple I know who just bought a fifty-foot sailboat for something like $100K. …
An interesting map, a depressing read, and in the “So we’ve gone full kleptocracy,” department… Back when I was keen on doing big-wall climbing alpine style, Greenland and Baffin Island were very much places I yearned to go; the west face of Ketil being the core objective in a Baffin Island/Greenland summer. Sadly, being that …
A question of note, needful stuff regarding vaccines, and in the “catastrophic population collapse” department… The yachting press has long been a disappointment. Every month I read 48° North because there’s almost always a good article that will bring a smile to my face or some info that will come in handy when one or …
I recently needed to get a VHF antenna for the Islander and, as I had to buy a VHF antenna a few years ago for So It Goes, I expected to find one for between $40 to $50 dollars. The fact that most of the antennas I considered this time around were more like $90 …
Part of the problem of navigating life in a consumerist society is that, pretty much, everyone selling you something is only in it for the profit. That said, there’s nothing wrong with making a profit because, by and large, profit within reason is a good thing. Where it gets nuts is when profits exceed fair …
I’ve bought quite a lot of metal stock from Online Metals. Nothing big but over the years I’ve spent quite a lot of money with them on a variety of boat projects. Which is why yesterday, when I saw that I needed a couple of feet of 2″ aluminum angle for a mast project. I …
