ShareClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveWorlds MoviesYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »From: Rob Walton, Capt. S/V R Escape I fully agree with the plan for “next time” but being one of those who [...]

American Pride probably looks a little pitiful – at least her crew will – after running aground in in Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach. The Coast Guard reported that another tall ship’s crew finds itself wondering why they can’t move ahead. Ooops we’re aground!!! According to the Coast Guard, it was a “soft grounding,” and [...]

Score this video. The Ropers – Wayne and Bill – joined the Boatswain and me when we set sail on 15 Feb. As everyone knows, you can’t sail in winter. That is unless you buy some beer, a couple of pounds of steak and then throw off the lines. Remarkably, the boat floats just fine [...]

Making sure your dreamboat is really the boat of your dreams. by Capt. Dan OK, you think you’ve found your dream boat and the broker assures you that she’s perfect for you and your family. You’ve spent a week or so visualizing yourself at the helm as the bow slices the swell and you head [...]

How to save money and grief without really trying. by Wayne Roper, “The Engineer” We humans have one thing in common, and that is as soon as the sailing lessons are over, we feel the urge to buy a boat. Some of us don’t wait that long and are not very careful. Some of us [...]