There’s a guy anchored next to me who I kind of admire… He mostly single hands and sails into and out of an anchorage in total control, handling his boat with the sort of elan one expects with a dinghy… What’s a little different is his boat is a Santa Cruz 70… Which brings us …
Being an old fart does have a few advantages… The other day I was reading an interchange between folks who simply did not understand the reasons behind the thought process in terms of boat, gear, and cruising choices of Lin & Larry Pardey. The logic (or lack of) seemed to be that no one should …
Sometimes a little historical perspective is a needful thing… Read More »
I came across this rig a while back and it seems to make all kinds of sense… Better yet, it’s an affordable and home-buildable rig. What’s more, I’d really, really like to build and try it out. Reuel Parker has more to say about the rig and the boat over at WoodenBoat (it’s well …
OK, I’ll admit it. I’ve been reading that toxic cesspool of a forum regarding the aftermath of the loss of Rebel Heart. It’s depressing reading but has the attraction of a slow motion train wreck combined with a witch hunt and OMO forgive me but it is entertaining in a sick and twisted way… A …
Here’s something of a conundrum… You live on a rock with a finite number of resources and there’s plenty of proof that a lot of important resources are either running out or will become too expensive to use in the not too distant future. What do you do? A. Bugger all and continue as normal. …
I see a lot of boats for sale… Hardly surprising because in a bad economy/faux recovery world there are simply a lot of folks who can’t afford to have a boat. So, as a result, a lot of them are selling them for pennies on the dollar. For us, dear reader, this is no bad …
I’ve just been catching up on Tad Robert’s blog and he had something really important to say about speed…
OK, I’ll admit stuff costs too much… Just the other day someone mentioned to me he was going to forego a self-steering gear because he’d have to pay in excess of $5000 to get a good one and if he could not have “the best” he’d simply make do with a used underpowered, prone to …
Once, a long time ago, I was a poor starving college student and found myself living on a CAL 20… Fact is, living on a CAL 20 was not such a bad thing and with a little creativity/zen was actually quite comfortable. Made better because the CAL 20 is a very capable boat and could …
There are two non-boaty books I think everyone engaged in sailing/cruising should read… Especially for those considering jumping into the craziness that is VolksCruising. One “How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive” you already know about. The other one is “Just Ride”… It’s sorta/kinda about bikes and bike riding but to be truthful it’s more about …
Another book that’s not about sailing but all about sailing… Read More »
