An episode of Twilight Zone, some Caribbean backstory, and a talk worth listening to… So, getting back to boat stuff, here’s a boat project that makes a lot of sense. Marine et François seem to be way ahead of the crowd on the cool design and build front. They have a lot of good ideas… …
The news so far, some timely history, and in the “there’s always a downside” department… I heard, the other day, that Keith Leitzke’s boat, CAL 20 Magic, had come to grief on the rocks in Hawaii. For those unacquainted with Keith Leitzke or the much traveled Magic, this article has some highlights you should be …
Chuck Wendig with a very interesting apple review, they’re still killing folks on boats, and in the “she had me at veritable clusterfuck” department… My better half the other day asked me what boat I’d get if a million dollars magically appeared in my wallet. It got me thinking… First of all it, would be …
Some reality math, a needful read, and a film worth the watch… Dave Z commented on a recent post and shared a link to a story about how Gary Hoyt came to design the Freedom rig. It’s well worth your time. While we’re on the subject of Mr Z and time well spent, I’ll point …
An alternative to doom-scrolling, some scary sense being made, and in the “remember the Peter Principle” department… Way back when, when we were living in a péniche just outside of Paris, I would have jumped at the chance to buy a Dufour T7 and sail it back to the US of A. The T7 is …
A serious case of FAFO, some situational awareness, and in the “unrelentingly stupid behavior” department… Cruising World, apparently, is taking a break from pimping boats for the uber 1% and has an interesting piece on a 20-foot, heavy displacement, junk rigged cruising boat by Artisan Boatworks. The Ha’Penny 20. Who’d have thought? Maybe there’s still …
Some situational awareness, a needful read, and in the “well, of course they did” department… The new Yachting Monthly has a review of the Bente 28 which is a very interesting and nice boat… However, at a price of over €132,000 the Bente28 is not going to be on any VolksCruiser’s shopping list for sailing …
An important fact, a movie I’m looking forward to, and in the “pretty much really says it all” department… So, how about a Catalina 27? It was (and still is) a very popular 27-foot sailboat. Catalina made 6662 of the boats between 1971 and 1991 and as a result, there are a lot of affordable …
A map in a surprising place of interest, happy days for some, and in the “economic musings” department… The William Shaw designed Pearson 27 is an interesting boat. Built from 1986 through 1991, you’re now seeing them selling for as little as $6K and they’re very much worth checking out. Offhand, I see a lot …
A book for our times, math challenged, and in the “Yeah, I’m going to miss PBS” department… So, let’s say you want a boat to do the Northwest Passage or, just maybe, how about doing something really insane and do a non-stop circumnavigation of the Americas. What boat would you choose? As far as I …
