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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/
The Resourceful Sailor’s favorite supporters are offering giveaway copies of my new book, The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays! First, there is Latitude 38‘s giveaway. Just answer a simple trivia question to enter. Here’s the link: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/win-a-copy-of-the-resourceful-sailor-45-essays/ Second, there is Small Craft Advisor’s giveaway. Drawing next Monday, 7/6/2026. https://smallcraftadvisor.substack.com/p/new-book-the-resourceful-sailor-and If you don’t win or just can’t wait, you can buy a copy from the distributors below: Small Craft Advisor – https://smallcraftadvisor.com/product.php?productid=611&cat=0&page=1 Paradise… Read More
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
I was asked by Small Craft Advisor editor Josh Colvin as to whether I would be interested in answering some questions for their new Seasoned Sailor Series. I said I would be flattered to, and then I realized he wasn’t talking about cumin, curry, or coriander. I hardly feel seasoned, but I answered the questions anyway and had fun doing it. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
Small Craft Advisory has done it again! Thank you so much. This installment of The Resourceful Sailor is about lowering the mast on Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. I used a technique outlined by Bruce Bingham, the designer of the Flicka 20, in The Sailor’s Sketchbook. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
Small Craft Advisor has published The Resourceful Sailor Says GPS Is Not Guaranteed Positioning System on March 6, 2026. An unsolved mystery of when electronics do not work they way they are expected to. A thank you to Josh Colvin and Small Craft Advisor for their continued support. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
The Resourceful Sailor: 45 Resourceful Essays Now available for purchase on Paradise Cay! Collected together in one paperback volume, you’ll want to have this compilation of The Resourceful Sailor Series on your bookshelf in your shop or on board. Whether you are tied to the dock or sailing offshore, it will have you thinking differently about boat modifications or repairs.
Small Craft Advisor has published The Resourceful Sailor Weaves a Lee Net on February 20, 2026, on their Substack forum. Thank you to Josh Colvin and the gang. I was surprised and pleased about how well it worked on Sampaguita in its three forms: a lee net, cargo net, and storage pocket. Something that was not mentioned in the article, because it became apparent after it was written, and I was on… Read More
Here’s a classic (can I say that?) called “Life in 240 Inches.” It first appeared in 48 North magazine in the spring of 2019 and was re-published by Small Craft Advisor on January 29, 2026. I found it interesting to see how living aboard Sampaguita developed in the years since. Click HERE to be redirected to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
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