When Captain Olivier Huin asked me to secure the gear on the deck of Breskell for her transit through the Northwest Passage in 2019, I was happy I knew my knots. A special...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Marlinspike, Overnight Trips, The Northwest Passage Tags: Alaska, bow sprit, bowline, Breskell, Canada, ddiesel bladder, deck gear, dinghy, greenland, Labrador sea, marlin hitch, Marlinspike, Northwest Passage, Olivier Huin, outboard engine, propane tanks, reef knot, sail magazine, seamanship, sheet bend
I have a memory of when I was quite young learning to tie my shoes. It was in the front yard of our Five Maples Farm in Pittsfield, New York, next...
Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Marlinspike, The Dock Life Tags: Ashley, Book of Knots, bowknot, bows, half knot, knots, laces, landlubber, marlinespike, Marlinspike, reef knot, seamanship, shoe clerk's knot, shoes, shoestrings, sneakers, square knot, The Ashley Book of Knots