Excerpt from "Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe" by Christian Williams. Available at Audible and Amazon.
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" performed by Thelonious Monk (video only). Standards, Columbia Jazz Masterpieces, 19...
"Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe" by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, 2018. 272 pages.
https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Sailing-Offshore-Search-Universe/dp/0997253118
"Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe," by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, 2018. 280 pages with 40 illustrations, Preparation Guide, Toolbox of Books and Glossary of Nautical Terms. Audiobook and Kindle edition also available at...
The Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot: quantifying its quirks and qualifications. Turn on [CC] (Closed Captions) for details. Regarding "auto tack": Why would anybody select a preordained tack? Why not select a 90-degree tack, or 100, or 110, or 130 degree t...
In "Slow TV," nothing happens. Absolutely nothing at all. No story, no music, no reason. Here's 18 minutes of it. G'night, all.
New from East Wind Press: "Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe" by Christian Williams. https://www.yo...
A daily deck inspection while cruising ensures early identification of chafe and fittings loosened by constant movement. The boat is an Ericson 38. Turn on [CC] (Closed Captions) for details.
2021 voyage is here: https://youtu.be/Oz8wpl9YG1o
Christian Williams retraces an old route in a new boat. Closed Captions (CC) available.
Music: "Dance of the Kordies," Les Paul Trio; "Like Someone in Love,"* Coleman Hawkins on tenor sax; "The Boy in the...
Thelonious has 60 days food on board. Is that too much? Would 59 days of food be better? Would a truly prudent mariner take
61? The challenges, mostly mental, of final prep for a long cruise.
The rub rail caulk is Sikaflex 291 LOT (not "Dow 291"). More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
"Alone Together: Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond" by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, 2016. Read by the author. Audiobook available on Amazon.com, Audible and iTunes. (Thelonious was an Ericson 32-3. The sailing footage above is of Thelonious II, an ...
Progress report on the renovation of a 1984 Ericson 38. More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
"Alone together--Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond"--the Book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY3GFaHwRAA
More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
Kourtney Patterson and Christian Williams. "Alone together: Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond" by Christian Williams. 286 pages, East Wind Press, March 2016. Available at Amazon.
"Accidental Sailor Girl": Kindle version: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KMCOR64...
Repair of delaminated floorboards on the cabin sole of a 1984 Ericson 38.
More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
Available at Amazon.
"Alone Together: Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond" by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, 286 pages. Pub date March 6, 2016.
Watch the YouTube Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TAdDu5L6U
In 15 years at The Washington P...
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