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* And sometimes succeeding

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End of the season, gotta empty the galley but there isn't much time to cook. I call it “boat food”, cook with whatever is about to go bad.

Today’s menu: salad of fresh tomato, sauteed cauliflower, cubed cheddar, and fried bread sticks.
September 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#dragonfly takes the wheel
August 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
At sunset the bimini spiders come out

#betterthanmosquitos
July 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Sometimes you get the sunny, warm days with just the right wind...

And sometimes you get the days when you wait for the sunny, warm days with just the right wind...

#sailing #goodweather #badweather
July 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Canned sardines are an underrated boat food.
July 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Another season, another launch.
June 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A couple of sculptures at the Barcelona marina: one for sailors and another for the people who like to watch them.
June 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
One of my fave writers on sailing. Drew Frye is not some clown on the internet with a sailboat and too much spare time. [Nervous looks around the room.] He writes *a lot*, meticulously, and in-depth, earning a few awards along the way. His blog is full of excellent info.

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Sailing Chesapeake Bay books racing instructional Catamaran Delmarva Kayak Fishing DIY cheap maintenance repair boat cruising anchoring singlehanding
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June 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fixed that nagging leak again. That’s like 10 tubes of caulking so far. Let’s hope it works this time.

#boatmaintenance #holeinthewater
May 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
50% less hacky, 100% less of a fire hazard.

#boatwiring #12vdc
May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
”The Spaniard took a few deep breaths, exhaling, it seems to Ramage, pure garlic.” Ramage’s Signal, by Dudley Pope.

Pope had a bizarre fascination with garlic. And then there’s his lover Gianna, the Italian Marchesa, disturbingly only 17 year old. Surely she smelled of garlic, too?
May 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s a long drive to the boat but I don’t complain.
May 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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A boat is like a learning catalyst. Learn how to do it or open your wallet 😆 #fiberglas #boating #sailing
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hoping that power returns sooner than later in Spain & Portugal.
April 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Step 1: bring the batteries and unwrap.

#lakeontario #starttheseason
April 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Off-season memories: Yeah, Sandbanks is a beautiful place, but there are also secret, uncrowded, magical places in PEC. July 2023.
April 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Off-season memories: Prince Edward County, Lake Ontario. August 2020.

#nikonfe #kodak400tx
April 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not a lot of good sailing films out there. Here’s one that is: Styx. It’s a German film about a sailor who heads out to get away from it all. Then things get complicated not by weather but by compassion.

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March 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
From the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. It’s a painting of Roman ships from Pompeii, a nearby town. Apparently Pompeii was next to the water back in the day but something big happened that moved the shoreline. I’ll keep you posted when they discover what that was.
March 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Captain Kidd (c. 1645-1701) was hired as pirate pest controller but he pissed off too many high-placed people by lying to them and never actually catching any pirates. In turn, they demonized him almost literally, including alleging that he buried his Bible to secure the devil’s favour.
March 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A boat will last forever if you keep it away from water and sun.
March 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Like clockwork, the wind and waves die down at sunset on Lake Ontario. Motoring back to the mooring.

#nikonfe #kodakgold400 #lakeontario #sailing
March 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I went to the Maritime Museum of Barcelona to see a replica of the Real (“Reial” in Catalan) galley. The original was built to kick Ottoman ass in the 16th century. Speaking of ass, how about that stern.
March 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Turns out that Porto Colom, Mallorca has less snow in February than Montreal.

#sailboats #winter
February 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
February 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM