Lately I’ve been living a dream that came true. I commute to work by boat. Yesterday was the ultimate, as I managed to row to work and then sail home. It’s great to be excited about going to work, even it’s just about the commute! on the way in and on the way home
Posts Tagged ‘Sailboat’
One Killer Commute
Posted in Aquatics, tagged commute, Portage Bay, rowing, Sailboat, Sailing, Tinef, University of Washington, UW, Work on May 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Don’t know if the #DeepSeaChallenge has been met or not
Posted in Adventure, Aquatics, tagged #DeepSeaChallenge, Adventure, Eye of Quebec, Maine, Maine Island Trail, Sailboat, Sailing, Solo on March 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
but I do know these are challenging times for Cameron and his team. He’s been preparing for this moment for 8 years. He’s been methodical, thinking through all the pieces, running tests, developing tools and materials to help him dive to the bottom of the trench. Now everything is ready and in place for the [...]
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 »
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 [...]
A win for the family
Posted in Aquatics, tagged family, Racing, Sailboat, Sailboat Racing, Sailing, Snipe, Snipe National Championship, Winning on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In 1971 my father and uncle sailed together in the Snipe National Championships and won. A week earlier, my uncle and aunt sailed together and won the junior title. They were a bunch of stars – a real win for the family in ’71. Apparently they were invited to be on Sports Illustrated TV, but [...]
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.
Seattle Sailing (10 photos)
Posted in Aquatics, tagged family, Float Plane, Lake Union, Sailboat, Sailing, Seattle on September 12, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Seattle steals my heart for so many reasons. My girlfriend is the primary cause of this, but so is the beer, coffee, mountains, water, KEXP, lack of New York Hipsters… and so on and so forth. Well, there are a few hipsters – but they’re not so bad. A huge draw for me is the [...]
The number 9 (15 photos)
Posted in Aquatics, Randomness, tagged Birthday, family, Greenlake, rowing, Sailboat, Sailing, Seattle on September 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My cousin Max now has 9 years under his belt. Such a good number, and such a great age. Max had an awesome birthday on Greenlake in Seattle. The weather was amazing and perfect for swimming, paddle boarding, rowing, and even a little sailing. It was a special day for me since my boat was [...]
A Rare Breed (4 photos)
Posted in Aquatics, tagged Boat-building, Lake Union, Rowboat, Sailboat, Seattle, Skilled Unlaborer, Wooden Boat on September 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My friend Aleks, AKA “The Skilled Unlaborer” needed a hand with a little boat work the other day. Aleks does it the old-fashioned way. He’s a unique craftsman who learned to build boats from the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin, Maine. Most of the Skilled Unlaborer’s projects bare a natural ruggedness and are void of [...]
West Coast Christening
Posted in Aquatics, tagged Christening, Floating, Greenlake, Launching, rowing, Sailboat, Sailing, Tinef on September 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
On Saturday my cousin had an awesome birthday party on Greenlake. The day doubled as an opportunity to get my boat in the water (for the first time on the West Coast). The weather was amazing and perfect for some rowing and sailing. A few extra friends even showed up just to do some “floating”.
