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Thank you to Josh at Small Craft Advisor for republishing The Resourceful Sailor Performs Sail Surgery. This is about a DIY sail repair of the 80% jib’s leech line. Remember, it’s not a sail repair if you haven’t stabbed yourself with the needle! Click the SCA logo below to be directed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.

No, The Resourceful Sailor did not run off and join the circus. The circus came to him. Thanks to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude for keeping The Resourceful Sailor alive. This latest installment is about how I used and stowed a folding bike when cruising the Pacific Northwest in Sampaguita. It was published on Mar. 31, 2025. Click here for the link to the full article.

Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for re-publishing A Traveler’s Story, a Resourceful Sailor installment about rebuilding a Flicka 20’s vintage Schaefer round-bar traveler. Thanks to Zephyrwerks in Port Townsend for their help with the sheaves. Click the logo below to be directed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.

I just published two slow-moving videos about warping boats at the dock on Youtube. One was a re-edit of a previously published video of Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 with a full keel, which I recently discovered had some annoying glitches. I removed the major ones and preserved what I could. The second video is recent and of Corvo, a Thunderbird sailboat, a much lighter boat with a fin keel… Read More

Thanks to Josh and Small Craft Advisor for picking up The Resourceful Sailor. This was a special installment based on nostalgia and déjà vu, harkening back to the Different Drummer days. Click the logo below to read the article.

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

I have been sorting through some archival footage from my 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage aboard Oliver Huin’s Breskell. Maybe this will be fun for the armchair sailors. Maybe it will be helpful for those planning a future trip. Like Jimmy Cornell’s: The High Latitude Challenge 2026-2027 I’ve heard it said that fewer people have transited the Northwest Passage by boat than have climbed Mount Everest. If true, I suspect that… 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

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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