A timely read, Wendig weighs in, and an album I’d like to hear… Ian, a reader here who knows a lot of boat stuff, pointed out… “I dunno……. I remember the Vancouver 27/28 and Victoria 26/30 as “load up and go” plastic boats off the shelf. Not that I could afford them at the time, …
I’m currently reading a book about a cruise where the writer is constantly complaining about the cost of gear and the fact that his boat just does not have enough room to stow more stuff. of course the next paragraph always seems to be him buying yet another bit of expensive gear and the hassle …
I recently had a conversation with someone wanting to get into cruising and it seemed that his main goal had a lot to do with achieving a certain level of independence. Sound familiar? For me, the best way to achieve a reasonable amount of independence is to simplify and live within one’s means. Which, I’ll …
One of my goals this week is to get out all my tools, organize them, and sort out a better stowage plan. Which doesn’t sound like much but it really is a Herculean task. That said, I do have a cunning plan of sorts. More about that later.
So it’s 2023 and a new year. For some of us, it comes with some musing over the state of things. As far as sailing and cruising goes, my musings seemed to be along the lines of that Dickens quote and I spent a couple of hours thinking about the good/bad reality after the ball …
Back in the dark ages, when I was living on a CAL 20, I went to a lecture by Herman Daly who really blew my mind with his thoughts on economic growth. Sadly. he passed away recently. I mention this here because his take on economics has a whole lot to do with my thoughts …
It came to my attention that there’s a thread on a cruising forum asking what 50 must haves you should have on a cruising boat. Apparently some folks just need help in finding ways to overload their boats.
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve got too much stuff aboard “So It Goes” and we’re just about to get into a serious purge of what’s not earning it’s keep. For starters, the two Mirage drives that have been taking up room in my port cockpit locker really need to go. The plan …
