Saving Sailing – The Movement!
The other day I received an e-mail from Nick Hayes, author of the book Saving Sailing, announcing that Saving Sailing is no longer just a book. It has now morphed into a official movement. As you may recall I wrote an article expressing my concerns about the future of...
Are We Getting Cold Feet?
In contemplating our future plans on what would make the perfect sailboat, we seem to be waffling. Up until recently we were quite certain that our next sailboat would be something in the 28' to 32' range. Something from the mid to late 70's and of the cruiser...
The Swashbuckler! or Capt. Puffy Takes His Mother Sailing.
I ran across a photo the other day and it reminded me about the first time I took my mother sailing. You see, I'm normally quite dashing. In fact if you imagine Errol Flynn in the movie Captain Blood, thats me... normally. Its just in this particular photo I resemble...
How to “Heave to” Video
I found this video while looking around on You Tube the other day and thought I would pass it along. My wife and I learned how to do this maneuver last summer, but this video demonstrates how to do it better I think. We did it the way the books explain it, at least I...
Tall Ships® Duluth 2010
July 2010 the tall ships are coming to Duluth and we are very excited. We have already reserved our spot at the local marina for the week long event. There is a chance we will have the opportunity to be in the flotilla which accompanies the tall ships as they make...
One of My Favorite Sailing Vids.
I found this video while checking out the sailboats from Com-Pac Yachts. This looks like way more fun than slipping on the ice and falling down, not that I did that today or anything. The video features the companies Com-Pac 23, which was one of the sailboats we...