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Lake Sailing, Possible Dream In Your Own Back Yard

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

My favorite cruising ground is the Chesapeake Bay but  Puget Sound is what is available to me now. These are large expanses of water with varying characteristics of weather, topography and tidal conditions. They are not the kind of water … Continue reading →

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The Course We Steer Looking To Another Year

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

The swing of a compass in time with the easy motion of a well trimmed sailing craft is mesmerizing. The lubber line is a wandering, even elusive, target in rougher conditions.  The combined mediums of wind and water can present … Continue reading →

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Simply Messing About Anytime, Anywhere, It’s All Good

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

I’ve gotten used to not having much snow about. When you get it hanging around for a week or so it makes you nostalgic for Spring. I see the canoe on it’s saw horses with a blanket of white and … Continue reading →

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Boatbuilding In A Small Way

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

Building a boat, even a small one, can be a large undertaking.  Everything being relative, the size of my budget demands a minuscule boat.  I remain in an extended period of constructive daydreaming.  My hands, however, want to be actively … Continue reading →

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The Silent Boatyard At The End of The Year

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

Winter is the silent season.  Beaches are deserted, marinas grow quiet and cold weather puts a freeze on normal human hub-bub.  The Caribbean may be hopping this time of year but the Olympic Peninsula, where I live is not.  Around … Continue reading →

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Sailing Towards Sanity

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

Ralph Waldo Emerson, “…The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor…” Call me insane. I can’t imagine not being a sailor. Maybe it’s a genetic thing. My Grandfather joined the Merchant Marine prior to WWII.  … Continue reading →

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Pointed At Both Ends, What A Concept!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I was just cruising the web looking at boats and having a moment of appreciation for double-enders.  This timeless hull form was not so much developed by the mind of man as simply assembled organically by the hands of natural … Continue reading →

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Singlehanded Sailing And The Tao Of Independance

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

Although I am often unaccompanied by other people on board I never sail alone as I count the boat and it’s most important parts to be equivalent.  Each sail is a crew member.  They are fantastic conversationalists, if you’re listening.  … Continue reading →

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Update On Seized Boat Sales

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I wrote about the sale of boats seized by the Port of Port Angeles on October 21, 2010.  At the time I featured two boats.  Since that time the seizure notice has disappeared from the 20 foot sailboat and the … Continue reading →

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The Weather Outside is Frightful

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

As I sit here tonight there is about ten inches of snow on the ground outside.  Most of it hit the ground earlier today while I was at work.  The temperature is 25 degrees.  That is pretty low by Port … Continue reading →

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