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Sailing Fortuitous

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

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October 17, 2017October 19, 2017

Rimas Rescue

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In a truly mystifying turn of events, Rimas has cheated death once again.

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October 8, 2017October 11, 2017

Annapolis Boat Show 2017

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Jen and I took the weekend off from sailing to go to the boat show in Annapolis.

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July 30, 2017August 7, 2017

The Lost Weekend of Rimas

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The Lost Weekend of Rimas

I didn’t get to sail this weekend, but I spent a lot of time following (and not following) Rimas.

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July 4, 2017July 9, 2017

Other People’s Boats

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Experience has taught us that sailing on the Fourth of July is just not our scene, but there are always OPBs.

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June 8, 2017August 1, 2017

The Rimas Rebound

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The drift continues.

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May 14, 2017July 16, 2017

Drive to Anywhere

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The absurd refrain of “weekend coastal storms” kept us from sailing Fortuitous once again. Rather than be cooped up in the house, constantly reminded that we can’t sail, we decided to take an impromptu drive to anywhere.

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May 7, 2017July 16, 2017

May Showers

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Somewhere in the pre-dawn light between Flagstaff and the California border, the train ground to a halt. I had given up on sleeping in my semi-reclining coach seat by day three of this trip and had surreptitiously made my way into the vacant snack car to try to stretch out in a booth. Even after winning the last…Continue Reading “May Showers” →

March 17, 2017March 19, 2017

Contours

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Or: Making Interactive Web Maps with USGS Topobathymetric Lidar Data

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February 26, 2017March 31, 2017

The Woods

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I’m writing this in an active thunderstorm. In February.

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January 15, 2017July 16, 2017

A Tale of Two Tilleys

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This title sounds somewhat like “a sail of two sillies” said with a certain speech impediment, and while that may accurately describe the crew of Fortuitous, in this case I’m referring to Tilley hats.

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