Poco a Poco
April 19, 2012
Coming to America
April 15, 2012
Wind, sun, and dinosaurs
March 5, 2012
You may have noticed that we have a lot of decisions to make regarding equipment on Shearwater. For every decision, there are usually a number of possible solutions, and each solution comes with a few compromises such that the choice is rarely clear. I take the opportunity when I can to write about the options.
There’s a hole in the boat, dear Liza, dear Liza, a hole!
February 29, 2012
If we must use the motor…
February 25, 2012
I dislike motoring a lot. I don’t like the noise, it is boring, and I don’t like the pollution. While there have been numerous boats that have circumnavigated without a motor, to go without now requires the utmost patience, and really you have to not need to be anywhere ALL the time, no exceptions. That
Retrofit: Project #1 complete!
February 24, 2012
Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink
February 22, 2012
It’s a funny thing being on a boat surrounded by water and having to wonder if we have enough freshwater to get by. Alas, it is a concern, particularly if one plans to spends days away from shoreside facilities like while crossing an ocean, for instance. For our purposes we have some decisions to make
But why a J/120?
February 21, 2012
Good question. Thanks for asking. It’s been almost 10 years since we were boat owners. Our priorities have changed only slightly, with much of the change based on our experience with Earendil, our trusty 1977 Valiant 32 that we lived on for almost 5 years. Prior to 2011, while living in Texas, we decided that
Where are we?
February 20, 2012
Decisions…bottom paint #2
February 19, 2012
For us, choosing an “environmentally-friendly” versus “traditional” paint really isn’t that hard of a choice. We will do what we can to minimize our impact, and if that means we have to clean the bottom of our boat more often and/or haul out to repaint the bottom more frequently, then so be it. So, what