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 Book Reviews, Sailing on Feb 18th, 2012
Book review – classic whodunnit on a sailboat The classic detective story – of Agatha Christies or Dorothy L Sayers for example – very often take place among a group of people who know one another and who are isolated in some manner – the country house, the small island hotel, the steamer (Murder on [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Sailing on Feb 15th, 2012
Book review: All at sea in James Patterson’s thriller “Sail”. Writing any book – whether non-fiction or a novel or other forms of fiction – takes a lot of time and effort. And any book takes some effort on the part of the reader first to obtain and secodly, to read. So one might imagine [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Another good looking and well-maintained Tahitiana called “Sandpiper”. Built in 1986, here are some great photos and details. Sadly, I only seem to get to hear of these boats when they come up for sale. Slideshow: Fullscreen: Download:
When I first saw the photos of this Tahitiana, I wasn’t even sure it was Weston Farmer’s famous design. And I’m sorry to say, but my next thought was – what an abomination! Take a look at the photos and decide for yourself. But to my eyes, the wheelhouse and fittings on the stern are [...]
At 39 feet, “Moon River” may not be strictly a Tahitiana, which are 32-feet in length. According to the information “Moon River” is a “Tahiti Tahitiana type”. However, take a look at the photos and you’ll see she’s a fine gaff-rigged double-ender sailboat and looks very much like a Tahitiana. Those extra 7 feet may [...]
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