Brain Retraining
This discussion of brain retraining is sort of about sailing, and sort of not. It’s also part of the reason …
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Steering Rehab, part 3: the rudder stop
Having made it this far in the steering rehab process (see previous two “Steering Rehab” posts), we are left with …
Steering Rehab, part 2: tube worms, and tiller angle
Now the keel has been rehabbed, where the pintle that supports the rudder bolts to the wood, and the rudder …
Steering Rehab, part 1: rudder/tiller connection
When the boat and I came home last fall, the rudder/tiller connection was showing signs of serious distress. Looking into …
Jordan Series Drogue, part 2: design for AUKLET
(photo: oceanbrake.com) The overall description of a Jordan Series Drogue (JSD) is included in the previous drogue post, from July …
About Those Windows…
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a friend who reads the blog, very politely asking if, with all these thoughts …
Jordan Series Drogue, part 1: why choose this?
There are a number of options for how to deal with seriously heavy weather at sea; I have lately settled …
