Archive for November, 2009
It never ends
I suppose it’s safe to assume that most other nautically-minded folks are also occupied today catching the “Deadliest Catch” marathon on Discovery Channel today. Since we happen to have access to a TV we are soaking it in while we have the chance. It’s a beautiful day out on Port Townsend and the wind has [...]
Full StoryHeading for Outer Space
I always feel a bit embarrassed for boats out on the hard. I’ve been driving by a lot of boatyards lately so this thought has struck me more often than is usual. Propped up on their stands, all their indelicate machinery and unsightly undersides exposed, it’s as if they are standing out there, exposed, with [...]
Full StoryThe What Sea?
Last week, the US Board on Geographic Names followed the Washington State Board on Geographic Names and the Geographical Names Board of Canada (who knew there were so many agencies dedicated to geographic names?) in approving the label “Salish Sea” to the body of water formed from the collection of the Strait of Georgia, Puget [...]
Full StoryThe View
Surely among the list of reasons anyone might care to provide as to why they sail, and certainly as to why they might live aboard a sailboat, would be the view. Certainly it is the scenery that is among our most treasured memories of experiences on the boat, and if I may say so, this [...]
Full StoryFor your entertainment: SailO
Peter Roach takes the “VHF as a form of entertainment” paradigm to the next level with his game of SailO.
Full StoryBracing for winter
Winterizing a live-aboard is easier, but more serious; it’s not just the boat that gets wet if you fail!
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Lubbers have their TVs and “Dancing with the Stars.” We have Channel 16.
Full StorySchrodinger’s Cat
If cruising isn’t complicated enough already, just add a cat to the equation.
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Marty McOmber
Scott Wilson