This is a new upload correcting the former stereo imbalance issue. Apologies for lost comments. Previous book recommendation videos: "Rarotonga," new novel ...
Sometimes small is big. This is an Eastport pram, built from a kit by Chesapeake Light Craft. It sails well and is very light but its capacity limits ...
Audiobook, print and eBook now available at Amazon. Eleven-minute excerpt from Chapter Nine, "Storm." Eccentric millionaire Robert "Bobby" Ayers, fleeing ...
Paperback, Kindle and Audible audiobook now at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YVH915X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
In this episode Alex rehearses raising the mainsail and revisits the challenge of "prop walk, and practices tacking with emphasis on coordination between helm ...
Publication date Oct. 10, 2019, from East Wind Press. Audiobook and eBook, Dec. 1.
In this episode Alex encounters maneuvering under diesel power, deployment of a roller furling genoa jib, and crew work when tacking. Thelonious II, the boat, ...
Ten books that make good gifts for sailors. Turn on Closed Captions--click on lower YouTube screen--for title information. Apologies for the audio quality.
https://youtu.be/wOblNE9kWnk
Excerpt from "Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe" by Christian Williams. Available at Audible and Amazon. "Between the Devil and the ...
"Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe," by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, 2018. 280 pages with 40 illustrations, Preparation Guide, ...
Thinking through the consequences of a skipper falling overboard.
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: ...
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 ...
More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
The rub rail caulk is Sikaflex 291 LOT (not "Dow 291"). More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
Excerpt from "Alone Together: Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond" by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, 2016. Available at Amazon.com.