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Check out the link below as Grant and Noel on Mundial, a Downeaster 38, spot Sampaguita and me as we approach the anchorage in Bahia San Juanico on Baja California Sur’s Pacific coast. This is a short clip from Episode 55 on their YouTube channel. Click the image below to see the video:
Small Craft Advisor has re-published The Resourceful Sailor installment, Outboard Thermostats: The Resourceful Sailor has an Open and Closed Case on May 16, 2025. And thanks to Josh Colvin for doing so. The article is about testing and replacing an outboard thermostat. Click the logo to be redirected to the page.
On May 14, 2025, The Resourceful Sailor made his podcast debut. Thanks to Monica and John at the Latitude 38 Good Jibes Podcast and ‘Lectronic Latitude for making this happen. Click the image to be directed.
The Small Craft Advisor has republished The Resourceful Sailor Goes Baggywrinkle on May 2nd, 2025. Special thanks to Josh Colvin. If you always wondered what a baggywrinkle were, this might clear it up, or maybe, create more questions. You should read it and find out. Thanks for giving it a go. Click here to read on.
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.
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
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
The following Resourceful Sailor piece was meant to compliment another, previously published by ‘Lectronic Latitude on April 19, 2024, called The Resourceful Sailor Talks Whisker Poles — the Good and the Better. A question often arises about the proper way to use a whisker pole. Does it go on the sheet? Can you attach it to a soft shackle? Can you attach it directly to the clew? The Resourceful Sailor is not… Read More
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