We’ve got problems, but we have no complaints
Here we are, still in Berkeley. Once again stuck fixing the boat, having lunch at local taco stands, taking regular time off to hang with old friends, […]
Bring. Out. Another. Thousand.
They (the boat owning community) say that b.o.a.t. is really just an acronym for bring out another thousand. I’m inclined to agree with them. They call boats money pits, big […]
Escaping bureaucracy
“In any bureaucracy, paper work increases as you spend more and more time reporting on the less and less you are doing. ” — Franz Kafka (This quote from Kafka […]
Get to know the girl
The America’s Cup sailboat from Oracle capsized today in the bay outside our downtown cove. Harmony heard about it somehow. Just yesterday we saw it slowly glide past the entrance […]
A good refrain
We’ve made it. We have already said this more than a few times so far, but we mean it each time. Lately the occasions to say it have been as […]
Expectations of passage
I’m sitting in the warm glow of a lamp, the cat on the rug playing with a feathered dangly toy, and the wife is reading in bed. The cat is […]
Shakedown
Just wanted to give you an update on where we are and what we’re up to. We made it to Newport on Friday, almost exactly 24 hours after we left […]
Take to the sea
The boat is in the water, the day is beautiful, and the forecast is good. We’re off to Newport! If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
Life beyond boat work
There is a world beyond the boatyard. There is life beyond boat work. We’re treating ourselves to a Ninkasi IPA at the SeaHag (the SHAG for short) right now, which […]
The six million dollar boat
Gentlemen, we can rebuild her. We have the technology. We can make her stronger, Not necessarily faster, But prettier than before. We can return her to the sea and watch […]