
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...
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...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, PTSA, Racing Boats, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Video Tags: Corvo, DIY, Flicka 20, Harken, Latitude 38, Lectronic Latitude, Lewmar, maintenance, Mustang Sally, port townsend, Port Townsend Sailing Association, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, T-Bird, Thunderbird, Winch
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...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, June 2015, June on the Hook 2017, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Resourceful Sailor Series, Voyage 2024, Wildlife Tags: California, Canada, central coast, dolphins, Flicka 20, Gray, grey, humpback, killer, Kiln Point, Latitude 38, Mexico, orca, pacific, Pacific Seacraft, porpouses, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, san juan islands, santa cruz, southern residents, west coast, whales
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,...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Marlinspike, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Voyage 2024 Tags: book, Canada, Flicka 20, Latitude 38, Lectronic Latitude, Pacific Seacraft, port townsend, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, small craft advisor, the resourceful sailor, Vancouver Island, wooden boat festival
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,...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea Tags: bluetooth, bobby darin, commodores, david gray, edmond fitzgerald, firefly, gilligan, gordon lightfoot, iron maiden, king crimson, lonely planet, Resourceful, sailing, Sailor, songs, spotify, steely dan, van morrision, wreck
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...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Marlinspike, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series Tags: book, Canada, Flicka 20, Latitude 38, Lectronic Latitude, macguyver, nautical northwest, Pacific Seacraft, port townsend, review, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, small craft advisor, the resourceful sailor, Vancouver Island
I was asked by Small Craft Advisor editor Josh Colvin as to whether I would be interested in answering some questions for their new Seasoned Sailor Series. I said I would...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Dock Life, The Salish Sea, Vancouver Island 2018, Voyage 2024 Tags: Albany, Canada, Canoe, city island, currents, east river, Flicka 20, grumman, hellgate, hudson river, Kingston, liberty marina, Locks, long island sound, michicraft, new york, New York Harbor, o'day sprite, port townsend, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, saugerties, small craft advisor, Tides, troy, Vancouver Island
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...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Marlinspike, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series Tags: Ballard, Ballard Mill Marina, Flicka 20, hammock, Pacific Seacraft, physics, Relaxing, rigging, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, science, sun, the resourceful sailor, whisker pole
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...
Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Video, Voyage 2024 Tags: aluminum, burning, Flicka 20, galley, Latitude 38, Lectronic Latitude, Pacific Seacraft, port townsend, pot holder, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, stove, supper, The Resourceful Sailor Series
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