Two US Sailors Rescued Nine Times in Seven Months
In case you haven’t heard about these guys yet, read the quick synopsis the Old Salt Blog recently gave on them: Two American sailors, Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both … Continue Reading
Our Stumble Into The Cruising Life
In case you haven’t heard about these guys yet, read the quick synopsis the Old Salt Blog recently gave on them: Two American sailors, Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both … Continue Reading
Dockmanship is a neat little book from David Owen Bell that covers all the important stuff associated with being close to the dock in about 100 pages. It starts with the basics … Continue Reading
People generally like using mnemonics to help us remember things. We are no exception. For example, when we were learning how to sail, our instructor Stephen from Sailing School Malta … Continue Reading
A great lesson for all of us out there off Sail Feed We had a similar jaw dropping surprise when a cruise ship passed our stern off the coast of Malta … Continue Reading
We’re starting to look forward to getting back to North America, and thinking about the various places that we can do some sailing. Growing up on the East Coast we are … Continue Reading
Here’s an interesting vignette to help you consider a right-of way situation we found on The Log – California’s Boating & Fishing News. We frequently test each other when encountering another … Continue Reading
Fly the CPS-ECP Flag Contest Fly the CPS-ECP Flag and Win! Share a picture of yourself hoisting the CPS-ECP flag (regular/life member) on Twitter or Facebook and automatically be … Continue Reading
Wow! I guess it makes sense for a manufacturer to verify the safety of their design with potential hazards, but we never knew there were boats subjected to actual crash tests as you … Continue Reading
As I write this we’re sitting in London, lucky enough to get here for work, and Christa came along for the weekend. That’s not too far away from the start … Continue Reading
Even though this may make us a shill for YBW, they do have a really nice online weather tool: Weather Tool For Sailors.
Here’s something that is taken directly from Captain John’s Sailing Tip of the Week. Something so silly and obvious, but we all get lazy don’t we… We have a primer for “seacock … Continue Reading