Sailing With Josh

Thank you to Monica and Latitude 38 for another installment of The Resourceful Sailor. This one was off my RADAR for a couple of years and it dropped on August 26,...

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...

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...

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...