by Eric Aaland | Feb 6, 2010 | Education, Videos |
A voyage on Plastiki by the ships creator, David de Rothschild, to bring attention to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch prepares to set sail from San Francisco. Now this is a worthy voyage for us to follow as David seeks to draw environmental attention to a cause all...
by Eric Aaland | Feb 2, 2010 | Capt. Puffy Pants, Tales of the Sail |
Well Tillerman, at Proper Course is at it again. Another writing project for all of us. So here goes. The “worst sailing innovation ever” to me is any device which uses a suction cup to hold it in place, like a cup holder for instance. What kind of fiend comes up with...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 29, 2010 | How To, Videos |
Recently my wife and I attended our local boat show, and aside from it being smaller than usual, we did run across a very interesting new product line. It is an electric motor for sailboats. It is being built by a Minnesota company, Electric Yacht. This is a full...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 29, 2010 | Videos |
Mijn nieuwe vrienden uit Nederland, welkom. Ik vond ik een link op Logboek Zeilmakkers, dank je. Ik heb genoten van het bekijken van uw site. Please excuus mijn arme Nederlandse taalvaardigheid. Here is a video I found on the Logboek Zeilmakkers site. Honey Bunny and...
by Eric Aaland | Jan 26, 2010 | Education |
Today one of the commenter’s on my Saving Sailing post, Ray Cole, from Australia, talked about what his company Small Craft Design and Services along with his local sailing club, Carrum Sailing Club are doing to stem the tide, so to speak, of sailing numbers in...
