Lessons in morality from a tiny charcoal-burning stove Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 This is a sonnet, a love song if you will, of appreciation and praise for a stubby little cast-iron stove. In it I will s...
What your charts say about you and your path through life Issue 27: Nov/Dec 2002 HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU what a wonderful relationship we sailors have with our charts? At some time or other, it’s ...
It may be quick and dirty, but it’s also cheap and handy Issue 26 : Sept/Oct 2002 Many years ago, when the sailing sickness first hit me, one of the first things I did was to buy a nice new copy of Ch...
Simple piloting suits the style of a 40-year-old woodie and her captain Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 We travel in a maze of convoluted shorelines, narrow passages invisible until we are right next to them,...
The liquid that creeps along cracks and cures ’em Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Persistence was a 40-year-old classic wooden ketch, designed by a master and built in Taiwan by folks who knew what they were ...
An old gaffer waits patiently for a love affair Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 Here’s a good old boat in my marina. She turned up maybe a year ago. For the first couple of months she was there, I kept...
‘New’ anchor light maintains old tradition Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 One of the pleasures of a traditional-style boat, such as my Persistence, is the encouragement she gives us to practice the old skill...