Something worth watching...

Not exactly surprising this idiocy is happening in Florida, it might be time to reconsider the needfullness of a watermaker aboard and is this just might be the future of marine toilets...

A series to keep an eye out for.


The Craftsman Project - 001/Brent Ferris from Russell Brownley on Vimeo.

Listening to the Bad Shepherds

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A good project...

...That could use a little support.




More information on this R2AK campaign can be found here.

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Is this the death knell of pointy fronts?

A good read on ethics/morality (yes, there is a difference), about that "discriminatory intent�, and an obviously compassionate politician's heartfelt solution to the homeless problem...

Did someone say scow?

Be sure not to miss the vitrual tour...

Listening to a proud father's son

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In the "Yep I got your emails" department...

On the price of some drugs, a rather non-uplifting story, and about the real cost of fossil fuels...

When I mentioned Wharram yesterday I knew it would provoke a flurry of response pointing me to newer supposedly more advanced cats and designers. Which is interesting because if I were to mention Herreshoff (which I did earlier in the week) no one writes in to point me to newer supposedly more advanced monohulls and designers.

Something of a conundrum that...

The thing is, I really would like to see some more catamaran designs by other designers evolving from the Wharram concepts because I think a lot of what passes for modern multihull design is based on a number of questionable decisions made thirty years ago or so which had nothing to do with seaworthiness and everything to do with making money. A look back at paths not taken could revolutionize catamaran design and a little revolution would be no bad thing in my opinion.

What can I say but when greed takes over common sense, real innovation tends to fall by the wayside...

Listening to the Beach Boys

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Because it's you and not the boat...

Banging head against the bulkhead, the stupid it burns, and I'd very much like to shake this person's hand...

The other day I overheard someone tell somebody that you could not do any serious cruising in a Wharram cat and it got me thinking...

For one, about how, for designs apparently unsuitable for serious cruising, a whole lot of Wharrams seem to have done some pretty serious cruising which, sorta/kinda, would seem to contradict the statement...

Secondly, that I 'd be willing to bet the guy dissing the Wharram designs wouldn't appreciate a Jessie Cooper or LM2...

And thirdly, about how most boats are actually more than up to the task of serious cruising it's just the average yachtsman that's less than up to the task.

Nuff said.

Listening to St Paul & the Broken Bones channel Otis Redding



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On what I expect is the only Jessie Cooper for sale in Medicine Hat...

I'll admit I find the word �unprecedented� kinda scary these days, interesting times, and Sarah Palin in a tie...

I noticed that there's a Bolger Jessie Cooper for sale somewhere up in Maple Leaf Land. Well, actually what I should be saying is there is a much modified Bolger Jessie Cooper for sale up in Maple Leaf Land.

There's a difference...

Now, personally I'm all for the ability and right of an individual boatbuilder to build the boat he/she sees in their head. I understand it and have done it myself from time to time. Still looking at the Jessie Cooper in question I find myself asking myself why and not coming up with any answers.

Not that the changes are bad, just simply that I'd love to be more in tune with the boatbuilder's thought process because it's somewhat foreign to me and I might learn something.

That said, I expect the boat would perform well and, as you don't see many Jessie Coopers around for sale, will make someone a great boat...

Listening to Stacey Randol

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sheet to tiller self-steering...

Someone we should be paying attention to, an interesting read, and a little bit of history that explains a lot...

A guy making a lot of sense.



Listening to Jake McMullen

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