Some needful info, an essay of note, and today’s Caribbean word for the day is misidentification… Sailing Anarchy had a link to a must read article that, sorta/kinda rocked my world. In fact, last night I stayed up late searching for a source of Basalt cloth. The downside is that none of my usual purveyours …
Some Caribbean news, a bad dream from Snarky Penguin, and some good news on the salmon front… So, it’s almost Thanksgiving and my thoughts bounce back and forth between the collective insanity of the world, a dodger, and what to cook for the “T” day. Too many conundrums for sure. One conundrum I’ve finally solved …
An important message, some Coast Guard changes of note, and in the “not surprising but still” department… Let’s say I have an idea or innovation for a sailing related product. We’ll use a self-steering gear as an example. Windvane self-steering is an interesting design problem because there are really only a couple of design envelopes …
Some serious greed in progress, a name with baggage, and the word for the day is G-R-I-F-T… A newsletter I subscribe to on the subject of minimalism included a link to their store. Being a bit curious of what exactly might reside in a minimalist store I thought a purview was in order. As it …
An interesting movie I’m looking forward to (best catch phrase in ages), a general lack of courage, and in the “depressing but true” department… I’ve been spending a lot of time getting caught up on the current state of EV-friendly sailboat stuff. Surprised to see that’s it’s the same old same as you’d think some …
a couple of EV thoughts (batteries not included)… Read More »
A cruising blog you should be reading, an excellent point, and in the “why you need that flu shot” department… One project I’ll do on the Islander is replace the too-deep galley sink with something shallower. Since I’m too cheap to buy a stainless sink, I’ll make one. Plywood/glass being my choice. The project itself …
A couple of docs worth checking out, an important question, and five great covers of a much covered song… Not everyone is aware that John Steinbeck’s first novel, “Cup of Gold”, was based on the life of Sir Henry Morgan who was, at various times a privateer, pirate, and Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. The word …
More southern Caribbean thoughts, a good reason not to have a California hailing port, and in the “pop goes the bubble” department… I won’t go in to details but the Caribbean charter industry has turned the corner and, not unlike a greed-fueled clusterfuck, it could get ugly. On the plus side, we have a lot …
A thing I missed, this is very interesting, and in the “drop in a bucket” department… So, apparently, the orange felon has discovered the word affordable. Which one can combine with that other word, groceries, to form the phrase ‘affordable groceries’. Sadly, it’s more than obvious that he’s clueless about what the phrase actually means. …
A very old shark, an assault with a loaded sandwich trial, and in the “situation so far” department… Well, it sure has been an interesting week so far. VolksCruiser has had a deluge of visits from Chinese Bots and it appeared that some sanity was on exhibit Tuesday. That said, Chico Marx said it best… …
