Revised since originally posted. One of our followers recently inquired about our boat purchasing methodology, and how we made the decision to purchase a particular boat with regards to how much work it needs: On Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 7:33 AM “Chris D” <xxx@gmail.com> wrote:If you would be willing to tell me as it would …
Tag: sailboat
Welcome To The Dockside
Thoughts For Sustainability In Propulsion and Steering. We live on a sailboat, and want to ride the wind, but what about when we want to move, and the wind or water doesn’t necessarily comply with our intended direction? We just received back (after three weeks) our transmission from the shop. Yay! Now we feel comfortable …
How Much Is Really Necessary?
It’s starting to feel cold now as we approach September, cruising the beautiful outer Maine islands. Yesterday, our morning satellite weather forecast confirmed that we’d be seeing a strong NW wind starting overnight. We impatiently waited for fog to lift from our exposed anchorage on the north side of Isle Au Haut. Couldn’t beat the …
Senses Working Overtime
We’re out in the environment constantly, living aboard a focal point, rich with fascinating sensations. As I observe the sun slowly peaking over the silhouette hills of an eastern shoreline, I vaguely hear road machinery, hillside goats, chirping (and gahawing) birds, and crashing surf from ashore. Oh how I wish I could capture in writing …
Swinging On The Hook
More reader intervention requested here! We want to know which media form is preferred to you. We're not doing any long-ish (overnight) passages for the next couple months, so we're on-line most of the time. And we'd prefer to put more effort into posts that you would reach you best. Do you think it's too …