AUKLET Still Floats!
This morning, May 25, AUKLET made it out of the boat shed, down the road, and into the water, after …
Category Archives: the boat
Ashore for the Winter
Just over a week ago both the boat and I came off the water for the winter. The timing was …
Under Full Sail
[both photos above: WR Cheney] Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of sailing alongside two friends who came …
Dealing with Insects
Summer sailing, besides being beautiful and warm, is full of bugs… I have never been more bug-bitten than I have …
The Anchored Wind
The boat rears and bucks, on its tether to the underwater ground. The wind will shift later, around to the …
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 …
Solar Hot Water
The boat carries a propane camp stove, but I hardly ever use it. If the charcoal heater stove runs to …
Telltale Compass
A telltale compass is designed to be mounted overhead, and read from underneath. The idea is to mount it over …
Gone to Sea
Lately I’ve become quite fond of “passage making” – going from point A to point B relatively directly, without overnight …
Creek Anchoring
Those favorite creeks, that I like so much, are a little tricky for anchoring. It’s been a progression, developing a …
