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Small Craft Advisor – Seasoned Sailor Series

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 be flattered to, and then I realized he wasn’t talking about cumin, curry, or coriander. I hardly feel seasoned, but I answered the questions anyway and had fun doing it. Click HERE to be directed to the article.

Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Dock Life, The Salish Sea, Vancouver Island 2018, Voyage 2024 Tags: Albany, Canada, Canoe, city island, currents, east river, Flicka 20, grumman, hellgate, hudson river, Kingston, liberty marina, Locks, long island sound, michicraft, new york, New York Harbor, o'day sprite, port townsend, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, saugerties, small craft advisor, Tides, troy, Vancouver Island

S/V CARLYN

This is the S/V CARLYN docked at Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle. I am working on this boat for the spring of 2019 as Mate/Nautical Educator for Salish Sea Expeditions, a boat-based, scientific inquiry forum for youths. SHIP SPECIFICATIONS Displacement: 42,000lbs Construction: Wood-strip plank with epoxy overlay; built 1995 by Scarano Boat Building; Albany, NY Length Overall (LOA): 62ft Length at Waterline (LWL): 52ft Sail Area: 1,450 sq ft. Auxiliary Engine: 75 horsepower… Read More

Category: Culture, The Dock Life Tags: Albany, Carlyn, pacific northwest, puget sound, salish sea, Salish Sea Expeditions, san juan islands, Scarano Boat Building, seattle, Shilshole Bay Marina, Westerbeke, Yawl