Al celebrated a birthday last Thursday. He shares his birthday with my brother in law, Chris and Chris’ son Tim. The birthday boys had a nice night out. Chris is also celebrating retirement. (View Post…)
We Moved Drift Away!
Yep, we finally moved Drift Away. We fired up the big diesels and moved sideways 20 feet. We needed to dock port side instead of starboard so we could launch the Whaler, which lives on Drift Away’s roof. It can only launch from the starboar…
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Ankara Trip Day 1 Part 2 Ataturk
Merhaba
Mustafa Kemal Atatὒrk is the most famous personage in Turkey and I’m guessing mostly none of you know much/anything about him. This email is all about Atatὒrk.
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Ankara Trip Day 1: Email # 2
Our last stop of the da…
What’s wrong with United Airlines?
Lesley and Amelia were scheduled to return to Rhode Island on Saturday, April 20. When I wrote the letter below (in her name at her request) she was stuck at Washington’s Dulles Airport on Sunday evening. In my 38 year career I traveled ext…
Trip to Lund
Jerry was awaked by a very odd sound. He laid there and thought "was that my imagination or did I hear something". It sounded like someone scraping an aluminum boat across the gravel. He laid there for a while longer and heard it a couple …
Kayaking Unwin Lake
Last night we had our first prawn dinner and it was every bit as tasty as we remembered. Sure hope we get some more of those delicious morsels. Today was kayak day. We carried our kayaks to Unwin Lake. It is about 1/3 mile each way. It takes both …
Antigua's Classic Yacht Regatta
DK was having a great time taking these. Aries Too’s anchorage right inside Falmouth Harbor provided a ring side seat. (View Post…)
The Dinghy Conundrum – What Is The Correct Mix Of Factors?
We have recently been asked our ideas for the ideal mix of design factors for a larger FPB dinghy. This got us to thinking about our own experiences, and what we would want in this category of gear, if we were starting from scratch. The comments that follow are based on the assumption that the […]
Sailor's Brain
Saw this on Facebook and thought it would apply: (View Post…)
