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Sometimes, expeditions take a different turn than planned. The latest installment of The Resourceful Sailor, Resourceful Sailor Mends a Shroud – Was This a Simpler Option? , reviews one of those circumstances. It involves a temporary rigging solution I undertook on Sampaguita to 1) keep me sailing, 2) mitigate costs, 3) acquire hands-on rigging experience and creative solutions (just in case.) It appears in Latitude 38‘s November 2026 hard-copy and online edition… Read More
The morning was overcast and I awoke with a vision of Vancouver. I noticed there was a woman who seemed to be living aboard one boat and three men on another at the Govt. dock, so I thought to myself, “they must shower somewhere.” So I asked the woman and it turns out there are showers for the Govt. dock in Snug Cove. Who’d of thought? In Canada, the Govt. dock is… Read More
We weighed anchor at 9:50am after breakfast, more water runs and boat chores. The stern tie came off without a hitch and the handle I attached to the spool for cranking in the line worked well. Once the stern tie was safely aboard, I deflated the kayak as towing it across the Strait of Georgia should only be done in settled whether. The south wind was blowing pretty good so I wasn’t… Read More
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