I have to admit, after a week-long vacation aboard the Karen Marie, I was feeling pretty good about myself. Sporting a fresh tan, my shoulders were relaxed and my arms swung easily at my side; there was a strut in my step as I walked the docks. I was proud of my boat and theContinue reading “Lessons Learned: Stand Up Paddling Edition”
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Cruising to Cranston
Besides a half a day at the Convention Center last winter, Providence, the biggest city in the smallest state has eluded me. When planning for the trip, Edgewood Yacht Club in Cranston piqued my interest because of its close, 3-mile proximity to the city and its many attractions, ranging from Italian restaurants to museums andContinue reading “Cruising to Cranston”
In Pictures: 20th-Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta
This past weekend, I took a slight hiatus from working on the boat to attend the local Leukemia Cup Regatta, a race that drew sailboats from all over the state for fun sailing and fundraising. Towering 12-meter yachts with professional crews swapped wakes with family-run daysailers, all paying a registration fee that went towards blood-cancerContinue reading “In Pictures: 20th-Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta”
The Truth About Boat Restoration
Boat restoration is a game of peaks and valleys. For multiple weeks, Karen and I spent our days sanding and tearing apart our boat’s interior. We worked long hours and inhaled more than our fair share of dust. By the weekends end we didn’t have much to show for our efforts besides aching shoulders andContinue reading “The Truth About Boat Restoration”
Remembering a Friend
As a younger lad, if I wasn’t sprinting down the dock with my bicycle or Razor scooter, I was usually circling it aboard my parent’s dinghy with a classic (read: loud and slow) 4-hp Evinrude outboard like a pestering green fly. Or I may have been found at the end of the dock casting forContinue reading “Remembering a Friend”
A Virtual Stroll Around the Miami Boat Show
While a polar vortex swirled and a wicked-winter storm blanketed New England in ice and snow, I escaped to the sunshine state to thaw out and visit the Miami Boat Show. The warm air welcomed me like an old friend and my fixed-winter-scowl quickly melted away. Strutting on the docks in a pair of SperrysContinue reading “A Virtual Stroll Around the Miami Boat Show”
A stroll around the Block (Island)
A view that doesn’t suck
They say a picture is worth a thousand words but I can think of only one…ahhhh
Underway…well, kind of
Typical clowning around aboard the Karen Marie. This is what 2.5 knots looks like. Careful, don’t blink. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=181436205369849&set=vb.100005104111513&type=2&theater
Boy and a Boat 