Tinef, my Chester Yawl that sails, is now a left-coaster, but she grew up in the East and had a good life while we were back there. She was built in my garage in Princeton, launched on Carnegie Lake, and then towed behind my truck to a couple cool sailing spots before making the trek [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Boat’
Reflecting on Tinef’s East Coast Exploits (7 photos)
Posted in Adventure, Aquatics, tagged Adventure, Boat, Boatbuilding, Chesapeake Light Craft, Chester Yawl, Chester Yawl that sails, East Coast, Princeton, Sailboat, Sailing, Tinef, wood, Wooden Boat on March 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A great play by play of the cruise ship disaster
Posted in Aquatics, Robotics, tagged Boat, Costa Concordia, Disaster, Seamanship, Ship, Technology on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This film, produced by gcaptain.com, covers each step (according the ship heading, location, and speed) that lead to the disaster of the Costa Concordia. It seems to me that technology could have prevented this. Who knows what the full story is, who made what mistake, or whether equipment failure was involved, but there is an [...]
Thinking about living aboard (6 photos)
Posted in Adventure, Aquatics, Nomadics, Randomness, tagged Adventure, Boat, home, liveaboard, living aboard, power boat, Sailboat, Seattle, Wooden Boat, yacht on December 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
If you’ve been following the buzz on the internet about our abode (we were featured on a beautiful blog called Free Cabin Porn), then you’d surmise that Mic (dog) and I live inside a converted cargo trailer somewhere around the east coast – possibly New Jersey, Maine, or even Canada. While that’s been true in [...]
The Beauty and Character of Wooden Boats
Posted in Aquatics, tagged Boat, inspiring, Sailboat, wood, Wooden Boat on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Is something so difficult to convey. Here is an inspiring video that captures some of the life-like characteristics that wooden boats can embody.
En route to the mainland
Posted in Adventure, Aquatics, tagged Boat, Catalina Island, Full Moon, Sailing, Underway on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another 10 hour sail, but hopefully “down hill” this time.
Anchored in Catalina Harbor
Posted in Aquatics, tagged Boat, Catalina Island, family on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just managed to catch some WIFI at the Isthmus of Catalina Island. Here’s a shot we took last week when Ms. Stewart was aboard. Unfortunately she’s back on the mainland. I wish my sis were still out here with us!
