Republish: “The Checklist” and “Mariners Trip Planning” by Captain Chris Couch
Couple of great short publications by Captain Chris Couch, important checklists that will help save time in prepping your boat for sea.
Republish- Pre-Ocean Checks/Pre-Ocean Inspections and Captain Chris Couch
Checklists as memory aids prior to leaving/tools to prep your boat and your crew-
LF2SF Book Review: Swell by Captain Liz Clark
Great pictures and good writing, very eclectic, damn good book
Sailing Reads
I was thinking over the great sailing we had over the 4th of July Holiday and realized we had done the same thing for the last several years, in different places. WE’RE in a different place now, but we’re still working toward the dream of leaving to Blue Water Cruise. In order to do that, […]
Book Review- The World’s Most Dangerous Places by Robert Young Pelton
I read an earlier addition to this book years ago, before I had been to any countries that I thought were truly dangerous and I couldn’t resist rereading it, as I’ve been to many of the places in the book. Not sure how I ever got hold of it, but I was pretty surprised to […]
Book Review: Born to Blog by Mark Schaefer and Stanford Smith
Born to Blog: Building Your Blog for Personal and Business Success One Post at a Time by Mark W. Schaeffer and Stanford A. Smith is the last book I’ve finished reading and the third book about blogging I’ve read. I’m not sure if it’s helping or not, but I want to do a quick book […]
Book Review: Flirting with Mermaids by John Kretschmer
I’m sitting here slightly hung over writing this post in blessed semi-silence,,,,with a little reggae turned on. You see, I know that in just a few minutes chaos will be unleashed on me and my house once again,,,,when not two,,,but four children under the age of 10 will return from their afternoon hike. They […]
Book Review- Cape Horn to Starboard by John Kretschmer
I just finished the first book that John Kretschmer wrote, Cape Horn to Starboard. What a great book about bluewater sailing on a small boat; in one of the most dangerous places on the planet- Cape Horn, Chile. Written soon after his record-breaking trip (1984) and published by Burford Books, this 147 page book […]
Books I’ve Read to become a better Blogger & Black Friday
This post ties together because I’m writing it on Black Friday, and you could use the Black Friday online sales to save loads of money on books or most anything else by buying them today. So, what the heck is Black Friday? For those of you who are like me and just don’t care about […]
Black Friday Suggestions
If you’re in a salty sailor mood this weekend but don’t want to go out to do some Black Friday shopping (Friday in the U.S.- Good discounts, even online); consider the books in the older posts below. NOPE, this isn’t a blatant attempt to get you to spend your hard earned money without cause, but […]