Italian, literally, “Sweet doing nothing, sweet idleness” In a world packed with deadlines, and schedules from the time you get up until you get to bed, this philosophy pushes us to embrace taking time away from the pressure of stress, goals and to-do lists on tight schedules. In The Raggeds for three weeks, we’ve fully …
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Some ICW Etiquette
"Pollywog, Pollywog, Big Blue". "This is the Pollywog." "Good afternoon! We're the big trawler coming up on your stern. I'd like to make a gentleman's pass on your port side." "Come on up Sir! We'll pull it back as you approach. Thanks for the call!" As Big Blue approaches behind the port side of Pollywog, …
Wonder of Wanderlust
Murmurings during a short passage. Mental effort must be exerted to sail our mobile home off into the sunset, (or dawn, if you're in a glass is half-full metaphorical mindset). Despite all those questions, of hurricanes a thousand miles away, or of our sanity to aim in their general direction, we set off again. Friends …
Not Like Camping
While helping a friend sail his boat south last fall I came to another realization. The captain/owner (also aboard) is a gracious host who made considerable effort to ensure our comfort and satisfaction. We certainly appreciate his efforts, and would definitely join him again. He made sure we had bare necessities, such as coffee, water …
Electrification (partial update)
Renewable energy - it’s a buzzword we hear more and more. Electrification is a trend toward having all power-consuming devices run directly from electricity because it is clean to use. But is it really environmentally friendly? Electric heatpumps for heating and electric cars for driving, seem to make sense, but only if the electricity is …
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