Archive for June, 2010
High Temperatures and Low Tides
Note: There’s a reason this blog is called “Late Entry” and if you’re wondering why I am writing about nice weather when it’s miserable out, well, I’m not… this was actually written last week, when it was sort of nice. The combination of high temperatures and low tides seems to have kick-started the summer scene [...]
Full StoryThe Rules
No, not the Rules of the Road… I’m talking about the real rules that govern the day to day lives of sailors. Most of you have some idea what I am talking about even if you have never put names to them. Every sailor I know, for instance, has some selected multiplier he or she [...]
Full StoryAll Hauled Out
Hauling out, that annual or biannual, or in our case triannual, ritual, is a taxing business, and I’m feeling pretty overtaxed even though we’re done with it finally. Turns out that while it can be a pretty demanding event for anyone, when it’s your home going up on blocks, it’s even more stressful. I had [...]
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