Sailing With Josh

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,...

Thanks to Small Craft Advisor for re-publishing The Resourceful Sailor Secures Sampaguita’s Drop Boards on June 29, 2026. It involves a simple, low-cost solution for securing companionway drop boards. I thank...

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,...

A special thank you to Norris Comer and Todd Feinroth for reading and reviewing The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays in the May/June 2026 issue of Nautical Northwest Magazine. It was...

It’s that time of year to relax in the sun. Kim Dreher has the right kind of idea. A hammock in the sun on a boat. What could be better? That’s...

Monica, the editor, ‘Lectronic Latitude, and Latitude 38 are so cool! They published a new Resourceful Sailor installment on April 20, 2026. If you find yourself preparing for a cruise and...

Small Craft Advisory has done it again! Thank you so much. This installment of The Resourceful Sailor is about lowering the mast on Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. I used...

It’s that time of year to get you and your boat ready for fun in the sun. Sometimes sailing is too much work. Or maybe you’d like to watch the race...