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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
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.
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.
A photo of a salty geezer and a salty boat just turned up. This is upon arrival in Port Angeles after 60 days at sea from the Marquesas, And another installment of The Resourceful Sailor hit the internet on Sept. 5, 2025, at ‘Lectronic Latitude, The Resourceful Sailor Configures a Spinnaker Pole Holder. Thanks to Monica and Latitude 38 for the continued support. This one is about storing a spinnaker pole on… Read More
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.
A special thanks again to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude. This installment was inspired by her. When I was voyaging Monica was kind enough to take me to the grocery store and out for a beer in Sausalito. (With her partner Jay.) She stopped by Sampaguita and the first she said was something like “Hey, we had a curtain too on our boat.” Click the link below to be directed to the article…. Read More
Have you ever skyed a halyard on your sailboat? Not yet? Give it time. Here we go again…‘Lectronic Latitude, the online version of Latitude 38, was kind enough to publish another Resourceful Sailor article called The Resourceful Sailor: Skyed Halyard Retrieval Made Easy for their September 13, 2024 issue and I really appreciate it. And there’s a video to boot. It discusses how I retrieve a skyed halyard on Sampaguita, a Pacific… Read More
There is no wrong answer! Give a shout out to your favorite tool and why. It could be years in the defining or a ‘what have you done for me lately’ answer. A special thanks to Monica, Olivier, and the staff at Latitude 38 and ‘Lectronic Latitude for supporting us in this fun game. Click Latitude 38 link below to read the full article and participate in the discussion. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/08/18/#resourceful-sailor-favorite-tool
Sampaguita‘s circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in June, 2023 inspired some new Resourceful Sailor pieces. Here’s one about reinstalling a Navico Tillerpilot 1600. I decommissioned this gear when I bought Sampaguita in 2013 for various reasons, but recently brought it out of retirement. Thanks to Monica and ‘Lectronic Latitude, Latitude 38’s online mag, for publishing it on July 17, 2023. Click the link below to be redirected to the article: https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/07/17/#resourceful-sailer-reinstalls-electronic-autopilot
‘Lectronic Latitude, Latitude 38, and Monica Grant did it again. They published another Resourceful Sailor Series piece on April 17, 2023 called The Resourceful Sailor Battens Down The Hatches. It’s about replacing the cockpit sole engine lid gasket on Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. Click Here for the link to the full article. Thanks for stopping by.
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