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Thanks, again, to Josh C. @ Small Craft Advisor and all those sailors that subscribe to SCA’s Substack and help make this all possible. October 15, 2026 they re-published The Resourceful Sailor: Skyed Halyard Retrieval Made Easy. It documents a technique I used to retrieve a skyed halyards on Sampaguita. Maybe it will give the reader some ideas of how to mange their own. Thanks for stopping by. Click HERE to be… Read More
Non-stop for 45 minutes! If you know, you know. The Resourceful Sailor presented at Port Townsend’s 2026 Wooden Boat Festival on September 11th and 13th. Special thanks to Steve Scharf for taking some action photos.
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, 2026. I think it offers a little bit of humor, chance, and resourcefulness to a bummer situation. Click HERE to be directed to Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude and the article, The Resourceful Sailor – A Tankless Job.
This is a fun one inspired by my voyage down the West Coast of North America and the Pacific Ocean in Sampaguita. Thanks to Josh at Small Craft Advisor for republishing The Resourceful Sailor’s Whale Tales. People ask if I see whales. “Does a dairy farmer see cows?” All of the time. Click HERE to be directed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
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/
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
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
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