“I never did believe in the ways of magic, but I’m beginning to wonder; but I’m beginning to wonder; but I’m beginning to wonder; but I’m beginning to wonder; but I’m beginning to wonder…” This is what my copy of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors sounds like. BECAUSE IT’S A BROKEN RECORD.
Continue Reading "Minor Asterisk-Laden Victories"I’ve heard “drunk as a sailor.” I’ve heard that someone might “cuss like a sailor.” I don’t know why I’ve never heard “crazy as a sailor in winter.”
Continue Reading "It Has Come to This"It was rough to see my weather guy fall on his sword.
Continue Reading "Snowmageddonpocalypse"The ICW turns sharply at marker 38 when traveling north through Barnegat Bay, and the channel diverts traffic well east to navigate around Good Luck Point. On the point, there’s a seemingly prime chunk of real estate that looks mostly deserted—except for hundreds of telephone poles.
Continue Reading "Whiskey Oscar Oscar"Winter. Man. What a drag.
Continue Reading "Warmer Climes"Short days, pervasive overcast, coat weather, and a yard full of unraked leaves mocking me: it’s that time of year when sailing feels like it’s an impossibly long way off. But perhaps it’s an ideal time to reflect on a season well-sailed.
Continue Reading "2014: The Season in Review"“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
Continue Reading "Rimas Adrift"I’m starting to feel that familiar pressure that the sailing season is winding down. We didn’t sail again this weekend, but were not without nautical adventures as we re-enacted our traditional boat show weekend.
Continue Reading "Annapolis Sailboat Show 2014"The end of an era: we sold our Catalina 22.
Continue Reading "Fortuitous the First"It’s been a couple weeks, but things have been happening.
Continue Reading "Decisions"