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Nor will SAEs mingle with metrics in the bottom of the toolbox Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 Entropy, the natural process that leads to disorder, was well manifested in Second Star’s toolbox. Wrenches would go AWOL, and projects took longer as I searched for the elusive 7⁄16-inch wrench. Contributors to the mayhem were a Yanmar diesel...
Saying no to wings, foils, carbon fiber, and satcoms Issue 121: July/Aug 2018 I’m embarrassed to report that I’ve long been a bit sour on the America’s Cup, as it’s evolved. Embarrassed because boats and sailing bring me pleasure. I’ve spent much of my adult life living aboard sailboats and sailing. I’m the editor of...
Those nightmare threads that become unthreadable can be avoided Issue 122: Sept/Oct 2018 Sailing is all about feel. And sometimes it’s through feel we get the first hint that things are about to go all pear-shaped . . . that funny feeling when the helm goes light because the rudder is ventilating and a knockdown...
Notes for creating harmony on board Issue 123: Nov/Dec 2018 On a torturous August crossing of Lake Superior from Isle Royale to Grand Marais, the wind was either light and on the nose or roaring up randomly. Steep and confused swells shoved Hola, our Moody 376, from every direction. Drop after icy-cold drop of rain...
