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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.
Welcome to 2026, and The Resourceful Sailor sails on. Thanks to Monica, Latitude 38, and ‘Lectronic Latitude for publishing a new installment on January 23, 2026. It’s about an emergency portable anchor light I made for Sampaguita, just in case. And how that just in case was not the one expected. Click HERE to be directed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
Port Townsend Rigging helped Sampaguita, and I refit her mast. They came up with this elegant solution to replace the tips on the mast’s spreaders and allowed me the facilities and coaching to finish them. I am very grateful for that. And thanks to Small Craft Advisor and Josh Colvin for republishing this installment. Click HERE to be directed to the article.
The good people at ‘Lectronic Latitude name-dropped me on a recent sustainable sailing article. I was referenced regarding creative innovations, which feels pretty good. The article is not about The Resourceful Sailor, but rather a perceived pullback from progressive environmental innovations domestically. That other developed countries are continuing and may begin outpacing the US in this regard. It points out that sailors can be an independent lot, that innovation, in particular, is… Read More
“You gotta eat.” Thank you to Small Craft Advisor, Josh, and the subscribers for supporting The Resourceful Sailor and publishing The Resourceful Sailor: One Pan to Cook Them All!. It’s a practical approach to small boat cooking and eating. CLICK HERE to be directed to the Small Craft Advisor and the article.
Thank you again, Small Craft Advisor Magazine, for re-publishing The Resourceful Sailor Warps a Boat Around at the Dock on October 13, 2025. Also, this October is spooky sailing story month. Check out some of the stories after you finish The Resourceful Sailor’s installment. Or submit one of your own. CLICK HERE to be directed to the Small Craft Advisor article. Thanks for stopping by.
Kaoha Nui, A big thanks to Joe and 48˚ North magazine for publishing Cruisers Sharing Seafood – Part of the Natural Order? in their October 2025 edition. It’s a story from my voyage aboard Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. The title sets the tale up, so I won’t spoil any further. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for stopping by.
Check out The Resourceful Sailor on Small Craft Advisor on September 6, 2025, where I talk about one of my favorite tools in The Resourceful Sailor Asks, “What Is Your Favorite Tool and Why?” Feel free to let us know what your fave is. There is no wrong answer! Click the images below to be directed to the SCA website and the article.
Small Craft Advisor has continued to support The Resourceful Sailor with the publishing of Tales from the Northwest Passage: The Resourceful Sailor and Arctic Bricolage, Part One on Jun 25, 2025. This installment first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude. It discusses a few resourceful antics applied during Breskell‘s 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage Click HERE to be routed to the article. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m grateful to Small Craft Advisor’s publishing of this installment of The Resourceful Sailor. It first appeared in ‘Lectronic Latitude on Jan. 8, 2021. It is about working on the oval bronze portlights found on the mid-80’s era Pacific Seacraft boats. Click the logo below to be directed to the article.
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