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for⋅tu⋅i⋅tous adjective 1. happening by chance rather than design.

Category: Maintenance Log

November 26, 2017

2017: The Season in Review

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Part of me wants to only recognize two seasons: winter and sailing. Leave the rest to the landlubbers and poets.

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April 9, 2017

And Yet So Far

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The sails were prepped. The mooring lines had been cast off. People on land, still toiling at their bottom painting and de-winterizing tasks, were waving bon voyage to us as we motored out of the marina.

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April 2, 2017April 3, 2017

The Enemy of Good

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Dans ses écrits, un sage Italien
Dit que le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.

– Voltaire, “La Bégueule”

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December 31, 2016January 15, 2017

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year

I don’t recall a year as widely reviled as 2016.

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November 20, 2016December 5, 2016

Dipsticks, Grumps, etc.

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I guess it’s that time of year when I’m supposed to be reflecting on things, but I haven’t really yet come to terms with the season being over.

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September 5, 2016December 5, 2016

Labor Day 2016

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Hurricane Hermine.

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August 1, 2016December 5, 2016

The Tale of the Tape

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Between land-based obligations and persistent monsoon conditions, it’s been a rough season.

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June 28, 2016December 5, 2016

Instrumentation

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When we first started boating, we made the decision—partially based on high-minded philosophy and substantially based on a lack of budget—to make do without much in the way of instrumentation.

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May 23, 2016April 14, 2017

Portlights, Part the Fourth

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They will tell you that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but no one warns you that windows on boats are the portholes to madness.

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May 16, 2016December 5, 2016

The Bad, the Bad, and the Ugly

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With the cool and rainy weather, things have been a little slow to come together as we prepare Fortuitous for the season, but we’re working on it.

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