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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.
Today’s menu: salad of fresh tomato, sauteed cauliflower, cubed cheddar, and fried bread sticks.
September 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
Today’s menu: salad of fresh tomato, sauteed cauliflower, cubed cheddar, and fried bread sticks.
July 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Canned sardines are an underrated boat food.
July 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Canned sardines are an underrated boat food.
Another season, another launch.
June 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Another season, another launch.
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
A couple of sculptures at the Barcelona marina: one for sailors and another for the people who like to watch them.
Fixed that nagging leak again. That’s like 10 tubes of caulking so far. Let’s hope it works this time.
#boatmaintenance #holeinthewater
#boatmaintenance #holeinthewater
May 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Fixed that nagging leak again. That’s like 10 tubes of caulking so far. Let’s hope it works this time.
#boatmaintenance #holeinthewater
#boatmaintenance #holeinthewater
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?
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
”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?
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?
It’s a long drive to the boat but I don’t complain.
May 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It’s a long drive to the boat but I don’t complain.
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: Yeah, Sandbanks is a beautiful place, but there are also secret, uncrowded, magical places in PEC. July 2023.
April 6, 2025 at 7:39 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
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.
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
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.
A boat will last forever if you keep it away from water and sun.
March 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A boat will last forever if you keep it away from water and sun.
Like clockwork, the wind and waves die down at sunset on Lake Ontario. Motoring back to the mooring.
#nikonfe #kodakgold400 #lakeontario #sailing
#nikonfe #kodakgold400 #lakeontario #sailing
March 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Like clockwork, the wind and waves die down at sunset on Lake Ontario. Motoring back to the mooring.
#nikonfe #kodakgold400 #lakeontario #sailing
#nikonfe #kodakgold400 #lakeontario #sailing
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
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.
February 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
February 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
February 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
For the equivalent of a 3 HP combuster, turns out range anxiety on a small electric outboard isn't a thing anymore. (Hasn't been for a while.) And electric is more reliable, easier to maintain & use, more portable, and arguably safer.
purserclub.com/smalloutboar...
purserclub.com/smalloutboar...
February 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For the equivalent of a 3 HP combuster, turns out range anxiety on a small electric outboard isn't a thing anymore. (Hasn't been for a while.) And electric is more reliable, easier to maintain & use, more portable, and arguably safer.
purserclub.com/smalloutboar...
purserclub.com/smalloutboar...
If you see this post, post or quote post a boat from your photography or artwork.
#photography #boats #sailing #gennaker
#photography #boats #sailing #gennaker
January 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you see this post, post or quote post a boat from your photography or artwork.
#photography #boats #sailing #gennaker
#photography #boats #sailing #gennaker
Pleasure paradox? The more time you spend maintaining a boat, the more time you have to sail it uninterrupted by failure. But the more you maintain a boat, the less time you can spend sailing.
January 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pleasure paradox? The more time you spend maintaining a boat, the more time you have to sail it uninterrupted by failure. But the more you maintain a boat, the less time you can spend sailing.