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,...
The Resourceful Sailor’s favorite supporters are offering giveaway copies of my new book, The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays! First, there is Latitude 38‘s giveaway. Just answer a simple trivia question...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kaoha Nui, A big thanks to Joe and 48˚ North magazine for publishing Cruisers Sharing Seafood – Part of the Natural Order? in their October 2025 edition. It’s a story from...
A photo of a salty geezer and a salty boat just turned up. This is upon arrival in Port Angeles after 60 days at sea from the Marquesas, And another installment...
Sailing With Josh 