I was gifted a pair of Bluetooth headphones and was added to a Spotify account to combat the tedium of sanding and filling, sanding and filling some more, and sanding, filling, and sanding even more. A boat, that is. Naturally, I took it to the next level and created a list of my personal favorite sailor songs. As a result, we have Sailor Rock! Thanks, Greg!
Thanks to Josh C. and Small Craft Advisor for republishing this article on September 20, 2026. You can check out the full article HERE, where there are also links to a Spotify playlist and a YouTube playlist to the songs.
Be sure to check on the comments for further entertainment and suggestions.
In Color from Paradise Cay – The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays
In Black and White from Amazon – The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays
Collected together in one paperback volume, you’ll want to have this compilation of The Resourceful Sailor Series on your bookshelf in your shop or on board. Whether you are tied to the dock or sailing offshore, it will have you thinking differently about boat modifications or repairs.
I transited the Northwest Passage on Breskell in 2019 with Olivier. This is an honest story of his previous years attempt and a well-made film by Dominic Joyce.
Non-stop for 45 minutes! If you know, you know. The Resourceful Sailor presented at Port Townsend’s 2026 Wooden Boat Festival on September 11th and 13th. Special thanks to Steve Scharf for taking some action photos.
I was gifted a pair of Bluetooth headphones and was added to a Spotify account to combat the tedium of sanding and filling, sanding and filling some more, and sanding, filling, and sanding even more. A boat, that is. Naturally, I took it to the next level and created a list of my personal favorite sailor songs. As a result, we have Sailor Rock! Thanks, Greg!
There are two places to read the full article (Be sure to check out the comments for further entertainment and suggestions):
Spotify playlist: The Resourceful Sailor – My Favorite Sailor Songs
YouTube playlist: The Resourceful Sailor – My Favorite Sailor Songs
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Thank you to Monica and Latitude 38 for another installment of The Resourceful Sailor. This one was off my RADAR for a couple of years and it dropped on August 26, 2026. I think it offers a little bit of humor, chance, and resourcefulness to a bummer situation.
Click HERE to be directed to Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude and the article, The Resourceful Sailor – A Tankless Job.
In an age where the general inclination seems to be to always go digital, it’s sometimes good to ask:
“Do I really want to?” “Do I have choices?” “What’s my cost/benefit ratio?” “Will it make me more dependent or independent?” “Why do I sail?”
The Resourceful Sailor prefers to disconnect when at sea. The natural wind and waves, the marine life, the space to think, and to feel free and be my own person. This installment highlights a choice I made on Sampaguita when there were a plethora of modern devices and apps, sometimes costly, whether directly or indirectly, but always bright and shiny, to lure one in.
Maybe you have a choice, too.
Click HERE to be directed to the Small Craft Advisor for the full article. Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you to Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing the latest installment of The Resourceful Sailor, The Resourceful Sailor’s DIY Winch Maintenance, on August 10, 2026. I would also like to thank the Port Townsend Sailing Association, the owners of Mustang Sally, her steward, Piper Dunlap, and Steve Scharf, the owner of Corvo. Mustang Sally and Corvo are both Thunderbird sailboats and race in the Port Townsend one-design fleet. They do have different winch set-ups. There are a couple of videos in the article and if we’re lucky, another link will pop up in the comments section. The title says it all. I hope they are helpful and inspiring. And thanks for reading.
Click HERE to be directed to the article.
This is a fun one inspired by my voyage down the West Coast of North America and the Pacific Ocean in Sampaguita.
Thanks to Josh at Small Craft Advisor for republishing The Resourceful Sailor’s Whale Tales.
People ask if I see whales. “Does a dairy farmer see cows?” All of the time.
Click HERE to be directed to the article.
Thanks for stopping by.
There will be two chances to catch The Resourceful Sailor at this year’s Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival:
Friday, Sept.11th, 1 PM, at the Innovation Stage – https://woodenboatfestival2026.sched.com/event/2NIxG/the-resourceful-sailor-creative-solutions-to-boat-modifications-and-repairs
Sunday, Sept. 13th, 1PM at the Boatyard Stage – https://woodenboatfestival2026.sched.com/event/2NJ8F/the-resourceful-sailor-creative-solutions-to-boat-modifications-and-repairs
For more information about the Festival: https://woodenboat.org/
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