Sailing With Josh
Explorations and experiences of sailing and living aboard.
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...
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...
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...
In Color from Paradise Cay – The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays In Black and White from Amazon – The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays Collected together in one paperback volume,...
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...
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...
Sailing With Josh 