Our ocean view doesn’t suck. If you pay attention, you might catch the J pod of killer whales swimming in our tiny bay. The ocean is filled with snacks. I have to say having killer whales swimming 10′ from the back of my docked boat gives me pause. Jumping in to clean my prop allContinue reading “Taco surf”
Author Archives: Alan
Carol Hasse Sails
When two resourceful people put their heads together anything can happen. Any day now, it will be warm enough to lay everything. I’m still shopping for paints and colors, but for now I’m skipping the varnish and using Cetol on everything. Some, including myself, may consider this sacrilegious but I want all the wood toContinue reading “Carol Hasse Sails”
Inside edition
The heat chased us from any meaningful boat work. First, it was too cold. Now it’s too hot and sunny. Too many first-world problems on this boat. Kimmi made up the nook and we dove in for an early afternoon nap. Laziness has never been wasted on this boater. I don’t think I’ve ever sleptContinue reading “Inside edition”
Home Sweet Home
Amica has not only found her proper name, she also has a permanent home in the islands. Most of her tools have arrived, so it’s time to dive in. Or maybe just dip a toe for now. I’m dying to bend on her sails and head north to pick up the rest of her swag.Continue reading “Home Sweet Home”
What sex is meat?
Each week a small part is either added or subtracted from the bike. These small changes can only be measured in grams but grams add up to pounds. Brompton’s new design is damn near perfection. When you are detached from the real world, distractions count. It isn’t so much about shaving a gram here orContinue reading “What sex is meat?”
Brompton CHPT 3 V4 weights and measures
I can’t verify anything here. In the old days, I would have made a dedicated page for this. I simply don’t have the time. I’m pretty sure everything here is wrong but I’ll slowly work on it. I remember the days when WordPress was so intuitive and easy to work with. The new word pressContinue reading “Brompton CHPT 3 V4 weights and measures”
Unhinged
19 lbs 15oz, 4 gears, that about sums it up. It’s exactly one mile from my tiny house to the boat if I go the short way. I never go the short way. Our house is small, but each of us has a corner set aside for his or her folding bike. Everything else weContinue reading “Unhinged”
Holy water
The long dark nights of winter have arrived. Since it’s taken me 4 months to revisit this post, they have also departed. Boxes of marine parts are piling up, its almost time to haul. Every time I go through my checklist I find at least one item missing. My budget is what it is andContinue reading “Holy water”
A Beautiful Disaster
I think most have no idea what it means to acquire a dream. Most of them start out as nightmares while only a few end that way. Settling into my final glide path, it’s easier to talk about it now than it was to hear it nearly 4 decades ago when I purchased my firstContinue reading “A Beautiful Disaster”
Never say never
Summers in BC are pure magic. I can only imagine a summer aboard a BCC in BC to be pure heaven.
Sailing Sexy 