Hi Drew, I feel the same way about them, too much clutter and complication for limited benefit.
The boat I bought ten years ago was from the SECOND owner who had failed to complete a refit intended…
What about Island Packet Hoyt booms?
Hi Nikolaas, That’s such a pain. I get so sick of hearing about companies that buy smaller ones, but don’t…
Such a great suggestion. I heard an insight recently that on a boat one’s “fight or flight” response to tricky…
Thanks for your input. Your staysail setup on your previous boat looks bomb proof! Nordic masts, the manufacturer of my…
Hi Iain, Good on you for being so self aware and not giving in to the idea that you must…
Hi Alastair, Great comment and one I completely agree with. There is nothing that improves our mental health more than…
Hi Jordan, Interesting question and premise, but you are basing it on the assumption that there is a positive correlation…
I genuinely respect those who can understand and apply advanced technology, making it look easy. Although otherwise pretty highly qualified,…
Hi Alastair and all, The most gratifying aspect of sailing, for me, is when I believe that a sail, long…
Indeed. There have been recent articles in the UK press on causes of general stress in society. The articles focus…
UPDATE: publisher says it will be back on Amazon in a couple of weeks.
I’m kinda interested who the intended audience for this advice is. Judging from the comments here your subscribers are highly…
If you enjoyed Zen and the AOMM try his semi-autobiographical next novel “Lila: An Inquiry into Morals” where the motorbike…
Hi John and all, An absolutely wonderful short piece of writing that illuminates the relationship of sailing to life is:…
Hi John, All good points, well put. You will find many of them explored in detail in other chapters in…
Hi John, An excellent article; I expected nothing less! And many other comments are entirely relevant. But there is one…
The 2016 edition (most recent) is not available anywhere in any condition that I can find 🙁
Hi John, Your topic reminded me of an ancient Cruising World article that is probably lost in my “archives”…