Posted in Life Skills, Sailing on Feb 26th, 2012
Cruising Beyond Our Fears (2 of 2) Part two of my suggestions for overcoming anxieties: (read part one here) 6) Rest as much as possible. Being anxious is exhausting. Take it easy, especially after a grueling day. Give yourself time to recharge and rebalance. Weariness exaggerates worry and our ability to make good decisions deteriorates [...]
Posted in Life Skills, Sailing on Feb 22nd, 2012
Cruising Beyond Our Fears (1 of 2) Every sailor fears the sea (and those who don’t are too dangerous to crew with). But long before we cross an ocean or meet our first typhoon we must face a thousand smaller challenges of sailing and navigation – any one of which can torment us with apprehension, [...]
Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Sailboats, Sailing on Feb 21st, 2012
A low-tide solution An old-world technique avoided a budget-busting haulout by Dennison Berwick (First published in Good Old Boat, Nov/Dec 2011) All too often the easiest way to solve a problem in boating is to throw money at it. Finding less expensive solutions often calls for a little [...]
Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Life Skills, Sailing on Dec 31st, 2011
How do you respond to delays and setbacks? Voyage to Ungava 10 (3 of 3) However much we might want to keep putting a smile on things, we can all sink into deep lethargy and depression when all that seems to happen every day is for yet more problems to arrive. What to do then? [...]
Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Life Skills, Sailboats, Sailing on Dec 30th, 2011
How to keep smiling in the face of endless problems Voyage to Ungava 10 (2 of 3) It was towards the end of July before I was finally able to leave Englee and head north. By then it was already too late in the summer to consider trying to get north in Labrador. It’s not [...]
Posted in Life Skills on Dec 16th, 2011
Well, Lord Byron had money – do you? The life of the bohemian adventurer is still open to you but you’ll have to find ways to come up with the cash to support the lifestyle. When I was 18 I hitch-hiked alone from Cape Town to Cairo. I raised the money to do it by [...]
Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Life Skills, Sailboats, Sailing on Dec 9th, 2011
Staying happy in the face of endless delays How to keep smiling in the face of endless delays and discouragement Voyage to Ungava 9 – first of 3 Few situations are more frustrating than endless delays when you’re trying to move ahead with an important project. Each little delay may seem petty in itself and [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Life Skills, Sailing on Nov 17th, 2011
You don’t have to be a sailor to admire the extraordinary accomplishments of Sir Ernest Shackleton. His example as a leader is outstanding and the story of how he brought back alive all 27 members of his expedition after their ship was crushed by the ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica can [...]
Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Life Skills, Sailing on Sep 2nd, 2010
Savouring a small personal achievement. With good reason, rounding Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America is still regarded as a major accomplishment for any sailor. Storms (one category above mere gales!) can rage for days with waves reaching 80 – 100 feet high. Numerous ships and countless sailors have lost their lives [...]
Of all the days of the year designated for celebrating something – Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc, surely we should also be celebrating some of the intangibles that make life worth living and celebrating as human beings. The spirit of adventure is one of these great virtues – and by adventure I mean much more [...]
"Serendipity" is the art of finding something valuable or delightful when you're not looking for it. It's how you might also define living life as an adventure - which is something I seek to do each day - and accepting whatever happens, happy or hard.
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