Sailing With Josh
Explorations and experiences of sailing and living aboard.
Small Craft Advisor has published The Resourceful Sailor Says GPS Is Not Guaranteed Positioning System on March 6, 2026. An unsolved mystery of when electronics do not work they way they...
The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays is now available for purchase on Amazon! Collected together in one paperback volume, you’ll want to have this compilation of The Resourceful Sailor Series on...
Small Craft Advisor has published The Resourceful Sailor Weaves a Lee Net on February 20, 2026, on their Substack forum. Thank you to Josh Colvin and the gang. I was surprised...
Here’s a classic (can I say that?) called “Life in 240 Inches.” It first appeared in 48 North magazine in the spring of 2019 and was re-published by Small Craft Advisor...
Welcome to 2026, and The Resourceful Sailor sails on. Thanks to Monica, Latitude 38, and ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing a new installment on January 23, 2026. It’s about an emergency portable...
Port Townsend Rigging helped Sampaguita, and I refit her mast. They came up with this elegant solution to replace the tips on the mast’s spreaders and allowed me the facilities and...
It’s the time of year when the wind blows hard, the weather turns yucky, the days are short, and boats are neglected. Make sure yours will ride it out with style...
The good people at ‘Lectronic Latitude name-dropped me on a recent sustainable sailing article. I was referenced regarding creative innovations, which feels pretty good. The article is not about The Resourceful...
Thanks again to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for keeping The Resourceful Sailor alive. This edition reviews how racing on a small foredeck with no lifelines helped me gain more confidence...
“You gotta eat.” Thank you to Small Craft Advisor, Josh, and the subscribers for supporting The Resourceful Sailor and publishing The Resourceful Sailor: One Pan to Cook Them All!. It’s a...
Sailing With Josh 