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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, 1PM at the Boatyard Stage – https://woodenboatfestival2026.sched.com/event/2NJ8F/the-resourceful-sailor-creative-solutions-to-boat-modifications-and-repairs For more information about the Festival: https://woodenboat.org/
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 to enter. Here’s the link: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/win-a-copy-of-the-resourceful-sailor-45-essays/ Second, there is Small Craft Advisor’s giveaway. Drawing next Monday, 7/6/2026. https://smallcraftadvisor.substack.com/p/new-book-the-resourceful-sailor-and If you don’t win or just can’t wait, you can buy a copy from the distributors below: Small Craft Advisor – https://smallcraftadvisor.com/product.php?productid=611&cat=0&page=1 Paradise… Read More
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 Josh Colvin and the crew for their continued support. Click HERE to be directed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
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 very kind of them. If you are unaware, Nautical Northwest Magazine is a new publication available in print and online. As you can imagine, it focuses on the many facets of the Pacific Northwest maritime scene. Click HERE to be directed… Read More
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.
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 the subject of this installment of The Resourceful Sailor published on Small Craft Advisor on April 27, 2026. Thank you to them. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
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 the hundred-dollar bills are flowing, it’s great when you can make something instead of buying it. Especially when it seems like it costs more than it ought to. A sliding pot on a bouncing stove, on a rolly boat, ‘esta no… Read More
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 a technique outlined by Bruce Bingham, the designer of the Flicka 20, in The Sailor’s Sketchbook. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
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 from the comfort of your own boat. Or maybe sip sundowners or read The Resourceful Sailor? Check out the latest installment of the Resourceful Sailor in the March 30, 2026, edition of Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude. Thanks to Monica and the… Read More
Small Craft Advisor has published The Resourceful Sailor Says GPS Is Not Guaranteed Positioning System on March 6, 2026. An unsolved mystery of when electronics do not work they way they are expected to. A thank you to Josh Colvin and Small Craft Advisor for their continued support. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
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