An excellent read, not just another crypto scam, and just in case you haven’t been paying attention lately… So, yeah, yesterday’s truckload of excrement sure did hit those rotating blades and it’s time to rethink our current cruising plans. All of a sudden, a lot of countries will not be as welcoming to those flying …
Today’s holidaze, a cartoon that says it all, and what to do with that Swastikcar Tesla… Today, I had planned to write about some rigging ideas. However, I just came across the fact that Amazon is changing the terms for my kindle library so I I’ll be downloading a shitload of books. The rigging article …
EBM with something that might bring a smile, an astute point, and some needful situational awareness… Part of the reason you don’t see a lot of books or videos on budget cruising is that, for most people, “Yachting” is a consumerist activity and too often more about spending money than sailing. It’s hard to flaunt …
Stuff you need to know about Panama, some very good points, and breaking that fourth wall… There are a lot of how to cruise books out there and some of them are good, others bad, and most just so-so. Wading through all those tomes of expertise, for me at least, is something of a drudge …
An important cartography lesson, something regarding homelessness, and, as someone born and bred in Los Angeles, I found this post rather compelling… Time’s a funny thing. It seems like just yesterday when we were in Las Palmas provisioning for our transatlantic crossing to Martinique aboard LM2. This morning, I woke up thinking that I need …
Scalzi wades in, some canal news, and an apt John Lennon quote… I’ve been wanting to read the “The Sturmtaucher Trilogy” by Alan Jones for a long time and finally got around to getting the books (The Gathering Storm, Flight of the Shearwater, and The Turn of the Tide). Several folks have told me they …
EBM making sense, a very interesting read, and the word for today is “baggywrinkle”… So, yeah, it’s Holidaze season and time to be thinking about stocking stuffers. Books are mostly what I lean towards and Dave Z and Anke’s “Sailing in Place: Our Life Afloat in Southeast Alaska’s Archipelago (Sailing Simple: Means and Mindset)” is …
I’ve never been much of a fan of cruising to a schedule and planning long voyages just makes my head hurt. Yeah, I’m looking at you Jimmy Cornell. Trying to make sense of getting to where I want to go from where I happen to be at the moment can be problematic (at best). Throw …
Back when I was a kid, cruising was not about buying stuff, keeping up with the Joneses, or being cool. It was mostly about being there and doing it. Most everyone out cruising was on a budget, no one had fan clubs or followers, and companies were not handing out gear to Influencers. To tell …
One of my favorite cruising books I’ve come across is Orca and if you have not read it you really should. I mention this because there’s a sequel “Thicker Than Ice” by John Pennington that’s even better. Truthfully, I was not able to put the book down till I was finished and there are not …
