Anchor Rode Marking
When anchoring, it’s important to know how much line, or chain, or combination of the two that you have out. …
Category Archives: Sailing/Boat Handling
Fatigue and Seamanship
[Photo: Kent Mullikin] [This post was mostly written about three years ago, but did not make it onto the blog …
Judgment
Note to self: if there are no sails, and the wind is blowing, but not toward where you want to …
Peep Hen Capabilities and Limits, part two: Shifting and Gusting Winds
Arriving in Rockland Harbor anchorage, after quite a flurry. Yes, the clew on that sail could use an additional line …
Peep Hen Capabilities and Limits, part one: Tacking
[photo credit: Sarah Bliven] The Peep Hen is, after all, quite a small boat; it was interesting, this summer and …
Motorless at Last
[photo credit: Suzanne Jean] Earlier this summer the motor finally came off the boat. “Motorless in training” was a long-term …
Portland Pudgy
Now that there’s a mooring, and a place to live by the water, the next question has been how to …
Safety Tethers Update
The bear is clowning around, but the issues are serious. Some time back, I put a post on this blog …
Under Full Sail
[both photos above: WR Cheney] Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of sailing alongside two friends who came …
Beaching Legs ~ Score: Gravity – 1; Engineering – 0.5
A couple of weeks ago, on the mud flats in Joy Bay, we tried the beaching legs. These are stilt-like …
