A cartoon making sense, Sail Delmarva is on a roll, and in the “WTF am I going to do without Tiny Desk Concerts?” department… It has been pointed out to me many times that the downside of a small boat is that they’re small. The group think being bigger is always better… right? Well, that …
Some signs of the times, a timely podcast, and Triumph of the Will directed by Homer Simpson… A textbook example of everything you need in 30 feet is the Dufour Arpege… There’s a great article in Voile with some excellent pictures about the Arpege that is well worth reading. The pictures show just how one …
A very interesting read, the Dropkick Murphys ask the important question, and in the “fascinated by the befuddingly strange moments” department… Now this is cool. Divinité 5.83m big roof: – Possibility of strip planking roof with 1.84m headroom ! – Possibility of junk rig. – Same characteristics as the first flush deck version, excepted -290mm …
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 …
Regarding internal refugees, a factoid of note, and in the “well of course they did” department… Three of my favorite boats that I consider VolksCruisers are the Tonic, Sangria, and Sangria NV/ Fantasia. By today’s standards they’re all too small for most folks to consider. We’re not most people now are we? The thing about …
Wendig on AI, Neil Young making sense, and in the “WTF Texas” department… As I’ve oft mentioned before, I actually like working on boats. Well, let’s say most of the time. The parts where being a big guy working in tiny spaces is a sorta/kinda bummer. However, the boat work I most enjoy is when …
A Carl Sagan book everyone should read, a bit of milk history, and in the “Hitler had tariffs” department… I’ve always wanted to own a bilge keel cruising boat. Partly because of the shoal draft and drying out upright. Mostly though, I just wanted to see what they were like. As it happens, there’s a …
A planet of interest, an interesting read, and in the “If you’re serious about recycling” department… Garry Hoyt is no longer with us. Back when I first used the word “tradical” it was to describe a Hoyt innovation. Garry Hoyt was big on innovation. Which is saying much in an industry that is, more often …
EBM saying what needs to be said, a depressing situation, and in the “Your elected reps at work” department… Over the last decade or so, the HIP choice for cruising boats are the Amel or just about anything with two hulls. This popularity has a lot more to do with so-called Influencers than it does …
The return of child labor, a podcast I’ll be following, and in the “crime pays” department… Someone asked me the other day what boat I’d buy if money were not an issue and, while it’s a silly question, I did do some thinking. In fact, I did a lot of thinking. It turns out that …
