an opinionated guy that sails and camps.
With my new freedom and in preparation for my Spring/Summer/Fall 2018 extended cruise I’ve begun to read more closely some www-sites that were helpful when I last was actively cruising and living near the Salish Sea. One that has good local knowledge is Three Sheets Northwest. A bit about the site – As boaters and … More Three Sheets Northwest
As I get ready for my trip it has been really helpful to reference SWEET PEA’s logbook. I’ve neglected her for some time, last sail was late Summer 2012, so a lot of thoughts and ‘need to do’ tasks were noted and forgotten. Reading the trip reports also brings back memories and gets me excited to … More SWEET PEA’s old logbook
When Bernard Moitessier dropped out of the first Golden Globe Race around the world he wrote, “I am happy at sea and perhaps to save my soul,” as his reason to continue back around the world and not finish (he likely would have won the race). Almost five years ago I ran across this short YouTube movie … More I am happy at sea and perhaps to save my soul
I updated the site to have a more detailed introduction page (aka, the ‘Welcome’ page). I have also added a some BLOG posts that detail work done on SWEET PEA’s trailer: Trailer Renovation – Rust to Shine: details making the trailer look ‘shiny and new’. Trailer axle replacement – replacing the very rust damaged axle. Broken trailer … More More site updates
Over the past six years I’ve done very little to keep SWEET PEA shipshape and bristol fashion. I am now putting some effort into putting her right! The weather has been very warm so I went to task on the exterior teak. I’ve not put any teak oil on in at least five if not … More Boat Negligence
Update on my sailing plans that are different than I posted a few days ago – I will NOT be at Lake Pleasant for the Winkleboat Ran-Tan and I will not be sailing a SageCat nor a Sage 17. Sorry to those that wished to see the boats and/or me at the lake. In better … More In just a few days things change
I went through the site and checked all the www-links – some really good sites are now, sadly, now gone. I also added a few new sites, one being about my own truck camper – Adventures in a truck slide-in pop-up camper The rest of the updated list are on the SAILBOAT LINKS page. In … More Some site maintenance
Pulled old BLOG posts from SWEET PEA’s old site over into this site … so you can now read on the things I have done on the Montgomery 17 back to late 2010. I have actually done some work on the boat recently – after many years of neglect SWEET PEAS companionway board, also called … More Updated the blog … historically
The Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan is a gathering of Jerry Montgomery and Lyle Hess designs held yearly on Lake Pleasant, Arizona. Here are the 2017 racing results – Sail Boat Skipper Type Total R1 R2 R3 1 002 Bote Oberbeck SC 4 1 2 1 2 001 Asolare Scobie S15 6 3 1 2 3 3101 Monita … More 2017 Wrinkleboat Ran-Tan Results
I’m moving SWEET PEA’s www-site to this new space. webs.com has become unstable with the site not being available for days and weeks. So, give me some time to move the old site’s information to this new domain. Thanks! – Dave
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