Tag: books
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After a couple of days to recover from the exhilaration and exhaustion the Wooden Boat Festival brings, we head north to the San Juan Islands…
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Notes on books include Best of the Bunch, Cultures of the Coast, and Americana.
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In anticipation of long quiet days at anchor, I start moving books on board in the winter. This compartmentalizes what I don’t have time for…
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Here’s how I spend time at anchor on the long afternoons that follow our early mornings. Jack has the coffee ready by 5:00 am and…
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“Here! You should read this!” Suddenly, a light blue paperback is thrust before me by a set of hands turning open the cover and luring…
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Not too long ago nearly all working boats sailed. I keep this photo at the ready to remind myself of that. The year is 1942…
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The interdependence of species and the works of David Suzuki and Amy Gulik.
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We are tied up at Baranof Warm Springs. Just before 4 am I hear the Chatham winds off our stern collide with the powerful current…
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For an abridged version of our summer cruise, we’ve put together short slideshows. They feature music composed by Jack the Skipper, photos by the First…