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I was gifted a pair of Bluetooth headphones and was added to a Spotify account to combat the tedium of sanding and filling, sanding and filling some more, and sanding, filling, and sanding even more. A boat, that is. Naturally, I took it to the next level and created a list of my personal favorite sailor songs. As a result, we have Sailor Rock! Thanks, Greg! Thanks to Josh C. and Small… 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.
I was gifted a pair of Bluetooth headphones and was added to a Spotify account to combat the tedium of sanding and filling, sanding and filling some more, and sanding, filling, and sanding even more. A boat, that is. Naturally, I took it to the next level and created a list of my personal favorite sailor songs. As a result, we have Sailor Rock! Thanks, Greg! There are two places to read… Read More
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.
Thank you to Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing the latest installment of The Resourceful Sailor, The Resourceful Sailor’s DIY Winch Maintenance, on August 10, 2026. I would also like to thank the Port Townsend Sailing Association, the owners of Mustang Sally, her steward, Piper Dunlap, and Steve Scharf, the owner of Corvo. Mustang Sally and Corvo are both Thunderbird sailboats and race in the Port Townsend one-design fleet. They do… Read More
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/
I was gifted a pair of Bluetooth headphones and was added to a Spotify account to combat the tedium of sanding and filling, sanding and filling some more, and sanding, filling, and sanding even more. A boat, that is. Naturally, I took it to the next level and created a list of my personal favorite sailor songs. As a result, we have Sailor Rock! If you have a Spotify account, there is… Read More
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