Sailing With Josh

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I have been sorting through some archival footage from my 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage aboard Oliver Huin’s Breskell. Maybe this will be fun for the armchair sailors. Maybe it...

A special thanks again to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude. This installment was inspired by her. When I was voyaging Monica was kind enough to take me to the grocery store and...

The following Resourceful Sailor piece was meant to compliment another, previously published by ‘Lectronic Latitude on April 19, 2024, called The Resourceful Sailor Talks Whisker Poles — the Good and the...

The Vendee Globe Race has little appeal to me, but the Mini Globe Race is another matter all together. If you are visiting this site, there’s a good chance you too...

Here are a couple videos about lowering masts on small sailboats for the DIY folks. First, a keel-stepped mast using a gin pole. Courtesy of the Port Townsend Sailing Association. Video:...

September 18, 2023 Some cruising friends and I were exclaiming how dramatically Sampaguita rolled in this anchorage. Timing is everything. December 23, 2024 Fortunately, not there now.

“What did you call me!?” It’s another Resourceful Sailor installment brought to you by Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude. This one covers the marlinspike craft of baggywrinkle and how The Resourceful...

Thanks to Monica and Latitude 38‘s online version, ‘Lectronic Latitude, for publishing The Resourceful Sailor Says GPS Is Not Guaranteed Positioning System on October 23, 2024. It conveys an experience in...