When I was younger and had no sense of consequence, I came home in a rented car that I had picked up for an early work meeting the next day. There were a bunch of people at my house, and I asked them if they wanted to see how fast it would go. The Dodge Stratus was not developed with speed in mind, but if you take one out into the Pine Barrens and stand on the accelerator for long enough, it will get up toward 120. My brother, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said “Watch out for the curve.”
Continue Reading "Not Making It"We braved the teeming boat traffic on Independence Day proper to go for a sail. I did not expect to have to make the request “bring me my harpoon,” but, eh, sailing is unpredictable.
Continue Reading "Bring Me My Harpoon"Well, they’re mostly not buoys, but whatever.
I’ve been playing the New York Times crossword puzzle, despite the fact that it is frequently irritating to me.
Sure, it’s probably one of the four horses mentioned in Revelation, but hey, like I always say, “Ride that apocalypse horse, baby!”
Jen said, “This is a great sail, and you’re not going to have anything to write about.”
Continue Reading "Last Sail"A picture taken in any direction would have looked like it came from a different day.
Continue Reading "Captain’s Inn"As things start to wind down on our sailing season, I also officially stopped updating the tracker feed on Rimas Adrift.
Continue Reading "Winding Down"We decided to spend the weekend on the boat.
Continue Reading "Myers Hole 2017"We took the week of Labor Day off to go sailing. Weather and various life events conspired to keep us from embarking on any grand sailing adventures, but we still spent a lot of time on the water.
Continue Reading "Labor Day Week"