The Ultimate Boating Spreadsheet
A great spreadsheet tool for your boat- from Astrolabe Sailing
Let’s talk boat batteries-
Hmm,,,,let’s talk boat batteries real quick. They’re not that hard but I’ve personally screwed up my boat batteries once and don’t want to do it again,,,,,so if this post could possibly help you, that’s what it’s for. If you’re fairly poor like me,,,,,you probably have regular lead acid boat batteries and you might have the […]
3 Things I learned in the Boat Yard
Three of the many things I learned at the boatyard,,,,,mostly from my broker. Tulum IV was for sale on the docks at the Shelter Island Boatyard in San Diego from October of 2016 – June of 2017, while we kept her there near our broker and worked to improve her overall. I want to share three […]
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, […]
Q and A: Why is Vaseline important on a Boat?
Hmmmm,,,,are you just a bit curious about what the heck this post will say next,,,,cause your dirty little minds are now spinning all around Vaseline and boats? To clarity, I’m talking about Vaseline (as in petroleum jelly), not the Stone Temple Pilot (STP) version of Vasoline (the song). And because I’m feeling pretty exposed this […]
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 […]