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Sailing With Josh & The Resourceful Sailor Present: A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey Wednesday, March 12, 2025 5:30pm – FOOD/SNACKS 6:00pm – SHOW 7:30pm – RECEPTION FREE FOR EVERYONE! @ The Port Townsend Sailing Association Clubhouse – Nomura Building – 385 Benedict St. (Facing the Boat Haven parking lot) Host: PTSA Beverages: Admiral Ship Supply Britannica defines an odyssey as:1. literary: a long journey full of adventures.2. a series of experiences that give knowledge… Read More
Fostering seamanship and friendship for people with an active interest in offshore cruising. Bluewater Cruising Association Vancouver In-Person Club Night – Sailing With Josh: A Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey When: Wednesday, February 12, 20251900hWhere: Scottish Cultural Centre8886 Hudson StVancouver, British Columbia CanadaContact: Heather Marshallvanspeakers@bluewatercruising.org Sailing With Josh:A Flicka 20’s Pacific OdysseyWednesday February 12, 2025Britannica defines an odyssey as – 1. literary: a long journey full of adventures. 2. : a series of experiences that give… Read More
A special thanks again to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude. This installment was inspired by her. When I was voyaging Monica was kind enough to take me to the grocery store and out for a beer in Sausalito. (With her partner Jay.) She stopped by Sampaguita and the first she said was something like “Hey, we had a curtain too on our boat.” Click the link below to be directed to the article…. Read More
“What did you call me!?” It’s another Resourceful Sailor installment brought to you by Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude. This one covers the marlinspike craft of baggywrinkle and how The Resourceful Sailor applied it on Sampaguita. It was published on December 9th, 2024. Click here for the full article.
Have you ever skyed a halyard on your sailboat? Not yet? Give it time. Here we go again…‘Lectronic Latitude, the online version of Latitude 38, was kind enough to publish another Resourceful Sailor article called The Resourceful Sailor: Skyed Halyard Retrieval Made Easy for their September 13, 2024 issue and I really appreciate it. And there’s a video to boot. It discusses how I retrieve a skyed halyard on Sampaguita, a Pacific… Read More
Thank you Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude editor, Monica Grant, for publishing the latest installment of The Resourceful Sailor with a rare hard copy appearance in the August 2024 edition of the magazine. In this piece I give experiential insight on Sampaguita’s solar energy solution while voyaging. I wrote this while at anchor in La Paz, Mexico waiting for the season to head for Marquesas.
People ask what I eat on a Flicka 20 with no refrigeration. This is a Sampaguita classic. Thanks to ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing this on June 17, 2024. Thanks Monica. Click here for the full article.
Marquesas Update: The ship has come in! The supply ship that is, Aranui 5. Bigger than I thought and more hustle and bustle than I imagined. Lots of traffic, lots of containers, everywhere is restocked and people are in the prowl for newly arrived goods . Apparently an “every couple weeks” thing this time of year. It looks like I’ll get to haul out. The boss says OK. I hitchhiked into town… Read More
Thanks to Monica and Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing another Resourceful Sailor installment. This one is about how I keep Sampaguita’s drop boards from coming out if I get knocked down or capsized. Not what you want to think about, but you better. If you have your own version of how to secure your drop boards, feel free to comment at the bottom of the article. Follow the link: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/resourceful-sailor-drop-boards/
Thanks again to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude for another edition of The Resourceful Sailor. And a special thanks to Dave White, a Port Townsend legend in his own right. And Monica’s husband Jay for the added affirmation. Click the link: The Resourceful Sailor Asks, “Is It Varnish or Vanish?”
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