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 [...]

The next time we get a Tsunami warning, we’re not going to dither. We’re going to do one of two things if we’re in Ventura: 1. Get underway and get to deep water 2. Get to high ground. This video from the 1994 Thai Tsunami is very instructive. For one, it shows that the first [...]

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 [...]

NASBLA – you just think you’ve heard of them. But, no, it’s not the nasty guys; this is the National Association of Boating Administrators and they have some questions to ask in the form of a (fairly) brief test. With the wx forecast to be foul beyond what we Southern Californians will usually tolerate, you [...]

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 [...]