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An Early Spring
As is typical in boating, our practices this winter didn’t follow the plans made in the fall. We had imagined we would be out sailing more, nearly as frequently as during the summer, rather than house-sitting and splitting our time commuting between boat and house. We didn’t spend much time winterizing, imagining we would be [...]
Full StoryLong Shots
The mariners of yore had it easy; oh, sure, the boats were frail and wooden, the weather was unpredictable and the waters uncharted… but did they ever have to try to pull in a wireless Internet signal from five miles out?
There are still sailors, of course, who hold to a philosophy of austerity, spurning fancy [...]
Baby, it’s cold outside
And getting colder yet, just in time for our scheduled haul-out next week. The good news is the sunshine; it’s going to be dry enough for painting. The bad news is the cold; the paint we are planning on applying has a minimum ambient application temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The forecast, admittedly long-range at [...]
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, [...]
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